(2021-10-19). Forlorn Farmers, Fatal Fears. counterpunch.org The sinking local economy — weighed down by the years of drought, inflation and climate change — has exacerbated the farmers' problems. Their struggle for survival has become more difficult since the pandemic started, pushing many farmers to the brink of poverty
(2021-10-19). UN-backed report reveals rising climate change risk across Africa. news.un.org Climate change contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and partners said, in a report published on Tuesday.
(2021-10-18). Updates: Billionaire Wealth, U.S. Job Losses and Pandemic Profiteers. inequality.org
(2021-10-18). U.S. Billionaires are Now $2.1 Trillion Richer Than Before the Pandemic. inequality.org
(2021-10-18). Discontent by Design: The Lost World of the West. dissidentvoice.org A cursory glance at the 'State of the World' reveals what a mess things are: from the environmental emergency and war to injustice and poverty, a tightly woven man-made mess of interconnected issues, unprecedented in scale. The greatest crisis of all, however, is humanity, and the culture that we, specifically 'The West', have built and …
(2021-10-18). 'Hope Bolsonaro Gets Kicked Out Of Office': Nobel Prize In Physics. telesurenglish.net During an interview with BBC News Brazil, the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics, Giorgio Parisi, lamented the over 600,000 COVID-19 deaths caused by President Jair Bolsonaro's denialism. | RELATED: | "I know the Brazilian situation well. I very much regret the election of Jair Bolsonaro… And I very much regret the situation of the pandemic, the increase in poverty," Parisi said | "Having Bolsonaro as president…
(2021-10-18). Headlines for October 18, 2021. democracynow.org Gutting Democrats' Climate Plans, Manchin Opposes Renewable Energy Program in Reconciliation Bill, Manchin Wants Strict Conditions on Child Tax Credit, Which Has Lifted Millions of Kids from Poverty, FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Booster Shots of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine, Bronx Man Dies of COVID-19 One Hour After Release from Rikers Jail, COVID Cases on the Rise in the U.K, Russia; Melbourne Ends World's Longest Lockdown, U.S. to Compensate Afghan Families over August Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians, Death Toll in ISIS-K Mosque Attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Rises to 47, British Lawmaker David Amess Fatall…
(2021-10-18). Salvadorans Reject Bukele and His Anti-Popular Policies. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, about thousands of citizens took to the streets of San Salvador to protest against President Nayib Bukele, who adopted bitcoin as legal tender, dismissed over-60-year-old judges, and refused to deliver military files for war crimes prosecutions. | "Bukele continuously disrespects the rule of law and plunges Salvadorans into poverty with these non-popular measures," the Central American Parliament lawmaker Eugenio Ch…
(2021-10-18). US Billionaires Became $2.1 Trillion Richer in 19 Months of Pandemic. truthout.org 
American billionaires grew in number and expanded their collective fortunes by $2.1 trillion since Covid-19 sparked a worldwide pandemic nineteen months ago, according to a new analysis unveiled Monday. | An overall 70% surge of wealth among the nation's richest individuals since March of 2020 has resulted in approximately 130 new billionaires, found the new report released by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). In a statement, the groups noted that there are n…