SAM (2022-09-30). In Italy, a Setback for a More Equal Future. inequality.org

Kathy Durkin (2022-09-29). Youth join global strike for climate justice. workers.org Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, Sept. 23. Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, one of 450 global locations, were among hundreds of thousands demanding "climate reparations and justice" Sept. 23. Young people in Asia, Africa and Europe joined a coordinated Global Climate Strike that called for wealthy countries to pay reparations . . . |

Dean Baker (2022-09-29). The Market Did Not Cause Inequality, No Matter How Much the New York Times Insists. cepr.net It is a complete article of faith in intellectual circles that the market is responsible for the rise in inequality that we have seen in the United States and elsewhere over the last half-century. Intellectual types literally cannot even consider the alternative that inequality was the result of government policies, not the natural workings of …

_____ (2022-09-29). From Crisis To Transformation: What Is Just Transition? A Primer. popularresistance.org We Are Living Through An Age Of Profound Transition. Political Upheaval Is The Order Of The Day. Economic Inequality Is Rising. People Around The Globe Are Being Displaced By Conflict And Climate Emergencies. Racism, Xenophobia, And Religious Intolerance Are On The Rise. The COVID-19 Pandemic Cast New Light On The Injustices And Irrationality Of Our Current Economic And Social Systems. | The Crises We Face Today Are Social And Political, But They Go Deeper. The Life Gi- Ving Systems Of The Earth Are Under Threat As A Result Of The System Of Production Which Has Been Foisted Upon The World Over The Last 250 Years.

Ann Brown (2022-09-29). Term vs. Whole Life Insurance: Is Whole Life The Right Vehicle To Build Wealth? moguldom.com Life insurance is not just to insure your life and to pass on funds to your heirs. Life insurance can be used as a tool to build wealth. In fact, many of the rich and famous use the technique of borrowing against mega-million dollar policies to buy other assets. It's something hip-hop artist/reality show Waka …

People's Tribune (2022-09-29). Santa Cruz Dismantles Camp of Hundreds of the Houseless. indybay.org The City of Santa Cruz, CA, in a county with the second highest rent in the country, is evicting an estimated 300 people living in wall-to-wall tents running along a riverbed right next to this largely wealthy city's downtown. The camp, in existence for about three years, was sanctioned by the City; houseless people were directed to go there because the City didn't have enough beds. Now, the City cites sanitation, drug use and complaints as reasons for closing the Benchlands camp. "This never needed to become a crisis for the hundreds of houseless people driven to the Benchlands by police and social service agenc…

____ (2022-09-29). Winding roads benefit locals in Guizhou. ecns.cn A web of roads connecting settlements scattered in Guizhou's mountain area has been built and played an indispensable role in poverty eradication.

Julia Conley (2022-09-29). 'Let's Pass Medicare for All,' Says Jayapal as Survey Spotlights Failures of For-Profit System. commondreams.org "When the 'all-time low' of uninsured Americans is still 26 MILLION, something needs to change," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

Kathy Durkin (2022-09-29). Youth join global strike for climate justice. workers.org Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, Sept. 23. Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, one of 450 global locations, were among hundreds of thousands demanding "climate reparations and justice" Sept. 23. Young people in Asia, Africa and Europe joined a coordinated Global Climate Strike that called for wealthy countries to pay reparations . . . |

People's Tribune (2022-09-29). Santa Cruz Dismantles Camp of Hundreds of the Houseless. indybay.org The City of Santa Cruz, CA, in a county with the second highest rent in the country, is evicting an estimated 300 people living in wall-to-wall tents running along a riverbed right next to this largely wealthy city's downtown. The camp, in existence for about three years, was sanctioned by the City; houseless people were directed to go there because the City didn't have enough beds. Now, the City cites sanitation, drug use and complaints as reasons for closing the Benchlands camp. "This never needed to become a crisis for the hundreds of houseless people driven to the Benchlands by police and social service agenc…

Vashna Jagarnath (2022-09-29). The electricity crisis in South Africa continues to brew. greenleft.org.au Along with widespread food insecurity, South Africans also experience "energy poverty", making it difficult for them to cover other costs such as food, rent, and clothing, reports Vashna Jagarnath.

____ (2022-09-29). Winding roads benefit locals in Guizhou. ecns.cn A web of roads connecting settlements scattered in Guizhou's mountain area has been built and played an indispensable role in poverty eradication.

Admin_ips (2022-09-28). Report: Billionaire Enabler States. ips-dc.org Billionaire Enabler States: How U.S. States Captured by the Trust Industry Help the World's Wealthy Hide Their Fortunes: | Kalena Thomhave | Chuck Collins: | Introduction: : | After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's allies zeroed in on a possible weak spot for the attacking country: the hidden fortunes of Russian elites. Russian wealth has been parked in assets such as homes, apartments, art, yachts, and more — from oligarch Igor Makarov's private trust company in Wyoming to Igor Sechin's superyacht docked in France. | Oligarchy, however, is not confined to Russia. The clandestine world…

WSWS (2022-09-28). British pound collapse at centre of global currency and financial storm. wsws.org The turmoil reached a new level of intensity this week, sparked by the reaction of financial markets to the UK mini-budget, which handed out £45 billion in tax cuts to the wealthy while increasing government debt by £72 billion.

Peter Certo (2022-09-28). In OtherWords: September 28, 2022. otherwords.org This week in OtherWords, Shailly Gupta Barnes explains the remarkable drop in U.S. poverty last year. | It's no miracle, she writes — it's the result of the federal government finally implementing common sense anti-poverty programs at scale. But with many of those programs winding down or already expired, she warns, poor people and their allies will have to pull together in the midterm elections to sustain this remarkable progress. | Also this week, Paul Armentano calls on leading Democrats to live up to their promises to reform U.S. marijuana laws, which he argues is good politics and even better policy. A…

Peter Certo (2022-09-28). Poor People Will Be Voting for Their Lives in the Midterms. ips-dc.org New poverty data reveals the effectiveness of pandemic aid programs that are now expired. Foor poor Americans, building on that success is a matter of life and death.

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-28). 'Obscene,' Says Sanders After CBO Reports Richest 1% Now Owns Over 1/3 of US Wealth. commondreams.org "In the richest country on Earth, the time is long overdue for us to create a government and an economy that works for all of us, not just the 1%."

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2022-09-28). Thanks to public programs, 20 million fewer Americans were poor in 2021. peoplesworld.org The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that poverty dropped notably in 2021. Amid a pandemic and widespread economic pain, this is a significant accomplishment. There are three lessons here—about government programs, about how we measure poverty, and about how far we have left to go. First, these numbers show that government programs work. After Social Security, refundable tax credits …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-27). Haiti: Anti-Government Protests in Enter Sixth Week. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa Since August 22, Haitians have been mobilizing against poverty, inflation, shortage of fuel, gang-related violence, and the devaluation of the national currency. (Photo: Radyo Rezistans/Facebook) Since August 22, Haitians have been mobilizing against poverty, food insecurity, soaring inflation, fuel shortages, and widespread kidnappings and killings Thousands hit the streets in Haiti once again…

Jeffgang (2022-09-27). Webinar: Where Has All the Money Gone? inequality.org