Daily Archives: October 3, 2021

2021-10-03: News Headlines

Jubilee USA Network (2021-10-03). Wealthy Countries Must Share Pandemic Relief Aid, Organizations Say. indybay.org In a letter to finance ministers, 250 organizations call on wealthy countries to donate IMF emergency currency they don't need to poor countries. In August, the IMF created $650 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to support global coronavirus response. More than $400 billion went to wealthy countries and $230 billion went to developing countries.

Dan Glazebrook (2021-10-03). Counter-Revolution in Arabia. counterpunch.org The first article in this series looked at the 'domestic' role of the British monarchy, suggesting that they served as a 'counter-revolutionary backstop', a feudal remnant kept artificially alive in order to prop up bourgeois rule through the bypassing of parliament and the establishment of rule by decree in the event of serious popular unrest and revolt. In a nation as deeply saturated with colonial wealth and outlook as Britain, however, this is more of an 'insurance policy' than an active and ongoing role. In the realm of foreign policy, however – where the revolutionary overthrow of Britain's colonial prox…

Pasqualina Curcio (2021-10-02). Inequality in Vaccines: The Moral Failure of Capitalism. orinocotribune.com By Pasqualina Curcio — Sep 27, 2021 | In two months 241 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines will expire, not counting the 34 million that have already expired and were discarded in the USA. These 241 million are part of the 1.2 billion doses left over in the US, Canada, UK, Japan and the European Union, which are also about to expire and will go to the landfill if they are not donated and applied before December of this year (Arirfinity report on COVID-19 vaccine prognosis and expiration for 2021 and 2022). | Despite this, the rich countries and members of the G7 continue to close contracts with pharmaceutica…

Michaela Kathleen Curran (2021-10-02). Britney's conservatorship is one example of how the legacy of eugenics in the US continues to affect the lives of disabled women. nationofchange.org The United States has a history of forced sterilization policies that targeted disabled people, women of color, and those living in poverty.

Julie Hollar (2021-10-02). NYT runs interference for billionaires who don't want their wealth taxed. nationofchange.org Fortunately for them, they've got the New York Times running interference.

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