Daily Archives: November 4, 2021

2021-11-04: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-11-04). Rampant inflation pushing Canada's low-income workers even further into poverty. wsws.org Inflation is slashing workers' real wages at an accelerating pace, propelling ever broader layers of the working class into struggle.

rebekah (2021-11-03). Striketober Becomes Strikesgiving as Workers Rediscover the Power of Unions. inequality.org

Martin Hart-Landsberg (2021-11-03). Economic inequality means retirement insecurity for most U.S. households. mronline.org This is far from a "hot take": financial wealth in the United States is highly concentrated, with most households, especially Black and Hispanic households, owning few financial assets…

_____ (2021-11-03). Yemen on the Brink of Disaster, Poverty, and Extinction. journal-neo.org UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder has just returned from Yemen with some tragic news about children living in what the United Nations calls the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva, he said: "The Yemen conflict has just hit another shameful milestone: 10,000 children have been killed or maimed since …

Sharon Zhang (2021-11-03). Sanders Slams Democrats' Tax Break for the Wealthy as "Beyond Unacceptable" truthout.org Democrats are currently considering including a tax break for the wealthy in the reconciliation bill — but Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has rejected the proposal, calling the idea "beyond unacceptable." | Democrats

Staff (2021-11-03). Kumi Naidoo at COP26: Will Rich Countries Deliver Pledged Billions for South Africa to Get Off Coal? democracynow.org On day three of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, we look at the fight against Big Coal, starting with leading South African climate activist Kumi Naidoo. South Africa is one of the world's largest coal producers, and the United States has joined the European Union and other wealthy nations to announce a new deal to provide $8.5 billion to the country to help it decommission its coal plants and invest in renewable energy. "Let's see if the money actually flows and if those countries actually follow up with that commitment," says Naidoo, global ambassador for Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dign…

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