Monthly Archives: April 2022

2022-04-28: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-04-28). SEP (Australia) election campaigners find widespread opposition to inequality and cost of living crisis in Queensland. wsws.org Asked about what Labor and the Coalition were saying in the election campaign, Andrew, a Brisbane construction worker said with disgust: "I don't listen to them any more. It's all about money."

_____ (2022-04-27). The White House is Turning the War in Ukraine into a New Gold Rush. journal-neo.org The Americans have a saying that every new president needs his own "splendid little war." They understand perfectly that a war of that kind will enrich the incoming political and military establishment and also solve many social and financial problem in the country, not least unemployment, and help reduce foreign debt. The political establishment has …

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-27). Colombia's poverty rate down to 39.3% as economy recovers from pandemic. colombiareports.com Colombia's poverty rate dropped 3.2 percentage points to 39.3% in 2021 as the country tried to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to statistics agency DANE. This implies that an…

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2022-04-27: News Headlines

_____ (2022-04-27). The White House is Turning the War in Ukraine into a New Gold Rush. journal-neo.org The Americans have a saying that every new president needs his own "splendid little war." They understand perfectly that a war of that kind will enrich the incoming political and military establishment and also solve many social and financial problem in the country, not least unemployment, and help reduce foreign debt. The political establishment has …

Axel Garcia (2022-04-27). Educational Inequality within Low Income Communities. indybay.org The focus here is on the unequal distribution of public school funding which in turn affects low-income communities.

jeffgang (2022-04-26). Newsletter signup — exit intent. inequality.org

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jeffgang (2022-04-26). Newsletter signup — Facts page social/search sources (3 sec). inequality.org

Suran M. (2022-04-26). More Black Individuals Insured After Affordable Care Act. jamanetwork.com A report from the US Department of Health and Human Services found that the rate of Black individuals in the US who are uninsured has declined by 40% since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The number of uninsured Black individuals younger than 65 years decreased from 20% in 2011 to 12% in 2019.

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