Sonali Kolhatkar (2024-04-29). India's Billionaire Wealth is on Display as Nation Votes. counterpunch.org Indian corporate interests are counting on incumbent Modi winning another five years in office, "hoping for further easing of stifling investment restraints," as per the Financial Times. This dismantling of regulations, which began a few decades before the BJP gained power, ushered in an erosion of India's socialist infrastructure. Economists Subhashree Banerjee and Yash Tayal explained in the Deccan Herald, that India's 1991 reforms ended up "liberalizing the Indian economy to an unprecedented extent. These reforms facilitated an environment for the wealthy to profit from the less-affluent without repercussions.

Zbigniew Charnas (2024-04-29). Cosmic Mineralization of the Earth Before Enlivention and Cancer Tsunarash in the 21st C. indybay.org Is anyone interested in the evolution of the Solar System – with the great planetary collision in the region of Mars and Jupiter approximately one billion years ago – in the context of the multiple increase in the incidence of malignant tumors in the 21st century in the world, especially colorectal cancer (contact with food), among young, wealthy and educated Westerners?! And therefore among people following a healthy lifestyle. If so, there's something to write about. About uranium and other mendeleevs!

Chris Mills Rodrigo (2024-04-29). Looking for a Better Paying Job? Good News. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2024-04-29). Southern Autoworkers' Union Drives Can Help Reverse Decades of Job Quality Decline. inequality.org The United Auto Workers recently scored the largest union victory in decades in the South. Their success at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant could be a turning point for labor in a region long known for governmental hostility to unions. The next test will be a UAW election scheduled for the week of May 13 at …

Maylin Tu, Next City. (2024-04-27). Philly Is Giving Free SEPTA Rides To 25,000 Low-Income Residents. popularresistance.org Getting to where you need to go is a matter of economic and social justice. Now, low-income Philadelphia residents are getting a boost. | In August, the city began a two-year Zero Fare pilot program, distributing 25,000 SEPTA Key cards (valued at $204 each) for unlimited free rides — and the majority of participants don't need to take any action to enroll. | "Transportation has been identified as a barrier for folks seeking employment, especially in Philadelphia, because of the high poverty rate," says Nicola Mammes, Zero Fare program director. Over 20% of Philadelphians live below the poverty line, and 50%…

tvbrics (2024-04-27). Winners of International Mendeleev Olympiad in –°hinese Shenzhen are announced. tvbrics.com It was held for the first time outside the Commonwealth of Independent States…