(2022-09-14). Online events w) Chomsky, John Clark, Silvia Federici, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Joanna Macy.. indybay.org Here are about 8 online events taking place over the next 2 weeks (and starting at 7: 30 am tomorrow, Sept. 11), featuring people such as adrienne maree brown, Noam Chomsky, John P. Clark, Silvia Federici, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, Joanna Macy, Nancy Fraser, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2022-09-14). Big Oil PR Firms a No-Show at House Hearing on Climate Disinformation. commondreams.org "This week Congress is set to take on Big Oil's lies and profiteering. The fossil fuel industry has made billions fueling the climate crisis and exploiting working people. We need to make them pay."
(2022-09-14). War and poverty in Elizabeth Strout's novel, Oh William! wsws.org History, poverty and the difficulty of human relationships are baked into the lives of the characters.
(2022-09-14). Rail unions grovel to Congress, as Washington makes contingency plans ahead of Friday strike deadline. wsws.org With less than three days to go before the deadline for a national railroad strike, the rail unions are working desperately to work out a deal with the seven Class I freight railroads.
(2022-09-13). How royalty reinforces imperialism. workers.org 
As Britain's Queen Elizabeth was near death, a professor of Nigerian heritage at Carnegie Mellon University, Uju Anya, tweeted her view: "I heard the chief monarch of a thieving, raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating." This tweet brought down a torrent of condemnation. The countries . . . |
(2022-09-13). Who is Political Scientist Adolph Reed? 7 Things Black America Should Know About This Brilliant Thinker. moguldom.com The short bio on Adolph Reed is that he is an American professor emeritus of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. He focuses on the issues of racism and U.S. politics. He is also an author having written extensively on racial and economic inequality. Here are seven things Black America should know about this …
(2022-09-13). It Shouldn't Take a Pandemic to Prove We Could End Child Poverty. commondreams.org Given the overwhelming effectiveness of various programs that lifted millions of children and families out of poverty, it is unconscionable that policymakers have allowed them to expire.
(2022-09-13). Climate change fuels food insecurity. america.cgtn.com Many parts of the United States have endured extreme heat waves in recent weeks. The agriculture industry in particular, has faced crippling challenges as a result of record-high temperatures, drought and historically-low water supplies.
(2022-09-13). Protestan contra la exclusión y la pobreza en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Manifestantes exigen la renuncia del presidente Alejandro Giammattei y la fiscal general, Consuelo Porras.
(2022-09-12). Economist Richard Wolff: Sanctions Against Russia, Inflation & Class War. mintpressnews.com Economist Dr. Richard Wolff joins Lowkey where he exposes ways economic policy can be a code term used by the political establishment for class war. Wolff explains how the cost of enmity with Russia is being placed on the shoulders of the working class in the West, whom recently experienced one of the worst crashes of capitalism in its history.
(2022-09-12). The Widening Gap between Rich and Poor is Hastening the Transition to a Multipolar World. libya360.wordpress.com Veniamin Popov According to the charity Oxfam, which fights against poverty throughout the world, the ten wealthiest people in the world have seen their combined assets double in the last two years, from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion. In its briefing on inequality, Oxfam points out that "central banks pumped trillions of dollars into financial…
(2022-09-12). Hungry Manatees starving to death in Florida. america.cgtn.com In the U.S. manatees live mainly in Florida. They were on the endangered species list but taken off in 2017 after a campaign to protect them from boats. John Zarrella reports.