(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.
(2021-11-04). The significance of the Democratic Party debacle on November 2. wsws.org The Democratic Party has long abandoned policies to improve the social and economic position of working people, in favor of the politics of race and gender.
(2021-11-03). Hunger strike by New York City taxi drivers against crushing debt nearing the end of its second week. wsws.org New York City taxi drivers are suffering under horrendous debt loads due to predatory lending practices compounded by the effects of the pandemic.
(2021-11-03). Prisoners win minimum wage victory. workers.org 
Incarcerated workers on strike against horrific conditions at the Northwest Detention Center were supported by La Resistencia, Dec. 15, 2020. Seattle After years of hunger strikes, immigrant workers detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., have won the right to be paid for their labor at the same . . . |
(2021-11-03). People's Action Urges House to Move Swiftly and Pass Biden's Build Back Better Act. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released the following statement by Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman after final bill text was released for President Biden's Build Back Better Act: "The Build Back Better Act is the result of years of organizing across the country by working class people around a bold, progressive vision that puts people …
(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 …
(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). 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…
(2021-11-03). As the Planet Wants to Go Green, France Has a Nuclear Habit It Just Cannot Kick. independentmediainstitute.org On July 28, French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Tahiti and said that France owed a "debt" to French Polynesia. The debt was related to approximately 200 nuclear tests France conducted in the 118 islands and atolls that comprise this part of the central South Pacific, which France has controlled since 1842. These tests were …
(2021-11-03). Rank-and-file Canadian educators discuss "How to end the pandemic" webinar, vow support for John Deere strike. wsws.org At the latest meeting of the Cross-Canada Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee, education workers drew the connection between the fight to stop the pandemic and the need to unify their struggles with other sections of workers battling low wages and punishing working conditions.
(2021-11-03). Not in Our Town: Ephrata, PA Says No to Extremists. zcomm.org How did we win? By organizing everyday people, especially parents, using a populist narrative to build a coalition of working-class people who agreed on one thing: right-wing extremism goes too far, even for Ephrata…
(2021-11-03). Appleton, WI: SDS rallies for $15 an hour for students on campus. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – The Appleton Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Sunrise Fox Valley are continuing the "Fight for $15'' at Lawrence University. This campaign seeks to increase the on-campus student worker minimum wage to $15 per hour. At the moment, the average student worker is undercompensated with a meagre $7.25 wage, which is unable to meet the rising costs of tuition and other exorbitant living expenses. | Through consistent agitation and numerous flyer drives, Appleton SDS has been able to gain the support of hundreds of student workers and other sympathetic allies. With the assistance of S…
(2021-11-03). Striketober Becomes Strikesgiving as Workers Rediscover the Power of Unions. inequality.org
(2021-11-03). Palestinian prisoner risks 'clinical death' as he enters 110th day of hunger strike. middleeasteye.net 
Palestinian prisoner risks 'clinical death' as he enters 110th day of hunger strike | Kayed al-Fasfous' health deteriorates as he continues to protest against his administrative detention by Israel | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 12: 37 | Palestinians with banners of Kayed al-Fasfous and Miqdad al-Qawasmi call for the release of prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, 24 October 2021 (AF…