(2022-08-17). The Huge Pay Gaps at Low-Wage Federal Contractors. inequality.org
(2022-08-17). Coming Together to Save Earth Could Be the Best Project Ever Undertaken by the Human Species. commondreams.org A redistribution of wealth and localization of power can only come through bottom-up initiatives in which individual leaders see their work connecting with others as part of a larger transformation.
(2022-08-16). PSL Editorial — The 'Inflation Reduction Act' doesn't even come close. liberationnews.org 
Only a bold program of social transformation aimed at tackling inequality in all its forms can mobilize people in sufficient numbers in a moment of crisis like this and turn back the rising tide of the far right…
(2022-08-16). Lenape Tribe Brings Treaty, Fight For Recognition To Bucks County. popularresistance.org Hundreds of years after they were forced from their ancestral home along the Delaware River, the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is still fighting for perhaps the most precious resource of all. | Recognition. | Pennsylvania does not officially recognize the Lenape Nation or any Native American tribe, a fact that strikes to the very core of Lenape Nation member Adam Waterbear DePaul. | "The fight for recognition has been incredibly disappointing so far. Pennsylvania is the only commonwealth to never recognize indigenous people, and we are trying to change that," DePaul added. "Right now, we are taking steps to becom…
(2022-08-16). Columbia, SC: Pizza workers on strike against racism & poverty wages. liberationnews.org 
In the middle of a dinner rush, striking workers packed the lobby of the store, waving signs with their demands and chanting "MOD Pizza, you're no good! Treat your workers like you should!"
(2022-08-16). Columbia, S.C., pizza workers on strike against racism, poverty wages. liberationnews.org In the middle of a dinner rush, striking workers packed the lobby of the store, waving signs with their demands and chanting "MOD Pizza, you're no good! Treat your workers like you should!"
(2022-08-16). 10 Black Millionaires Who Got Busted By The IRS For Failure To Pay Taxes. moguldom.com Benjamin Franklin once said that "nothing is certain except death and taxes." In 2019, American taxpayers paid $1.6 trillion in individual income taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. And according to Emory University tax law professor Dorothy Brown, author of the book "The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans — and How We Can …
(2022-08-16). Refugees Are Being Stranded In NYC. popularresistance.org For several days, buses have been dumping refugees from Texas in New York City, along with buses that have been going to Washington D.C. for months. Mutual aid groups are receiving these refugees and providing them with mental health, legal support, and other resources. This mutual aid has formed in the absence of a citywide policy to welcome refugees. | In recent years, more and more refugees from Latin America are migrating to the United States. This increase in migration is a direct result of the climate crisis and centuries of imperialism ravaging and underdeveloping the Global South. Wealthy countries in the…
(2022-08-16). Creeping martial law in the Philippines as poverty grows. wsws.org The months since the election of Marcos Jr have been marked by the incremental expansion of authoritarian rule.
(2022-08-16). China steps up rural road construction to boost investment, employment. ecns.cn China will launch a new round of construction and rebuilding of rural roads, expand investment in rural construction and create more jobs for the rural population, amid efforts to consolidate poverty alleviation achievements and accelerate rural revitalization.