(2022-10-06). Modi booster, Gautam Adani becomes world's second richest man amid social misery for Indian working class. wsws.org Pro-investor economic reforms‚ÄÜcarried out since 1991 by successive Indian governments, led by both the Congress Party and Modi's BJP, have dramatically deepened social inequality and concentrated wealth in the hands of rapacious billionaires like Adani.
(2022-10-05). 'Our Health And Safety Is Not A Priority Here'. popularresistance.org Nearly 240 factory workers at the world's biggest independent bottler, Refresco, in Wharton, New Jersey, have been fighting for years to improve working conditions and win recognition of their union after voting twice to unionize their workplace. | Now, after winning their second election, Refresco workers are finally starting negotiations with the company. Refresco filed numerous appeals and stalled the bargaining process for as long as possible by claiming the election had been improperly run. The National Labor Relations Board did, in fact, overturn workers' first union victory in June 2021. The reason? An age…
(2022-10-05). We Need A Labor Movement That's A Lot More Militant. popularresistance.org Class struggle unionism is based on a very simple idea, which is that workers create all wealth. Through the employment process this wealth gets separated from the workers and flows to a handful of people in society. That is why and how we get billionaires. | This view of employment is very different from business unionism, which was the main competing form of unionism to class struggle unionism. Business unionism sees itself as having a very narrow role of negotiating the sale of labor. The view can be summed up with the slogan "a fair days wage for a fair days work." Business unionists see themselves as narrowl…
(2022-10-05). Why Western Countries Are Interested in Maintaining Energy Poverty in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim criticized the West on Monday for obstructing African nations' effort to develop their own hydrocarbon reserves and constantly ignoring the energy poverty problems of the Global South. What's behind the Global North's political short-sightedness and who benefits from the controversy? Even though Africa boasts roughly 12% and 9% of…
(2022-10-05). The Fed's intentional recession: Higher interest rates mean fewer jobs, smaller paychecks. peoplesworld.org 
Whenever the Federal Reserve announces interest rate hikes, a lot of working people wonder what it means for them. If you're buying a home or have an adjustable rate mortgage already, then you can expect the interest offer you get from the bank to be higher. Perhaps the loan you want to take out for …
(2022-10-05). NYT Headlines Piece on National Debt Crossing $31.1 Trillion for the First Time! cepr.net 
It might have been helpful if we had some context … instead of just trying to scare readers with the really big numbers.
(2022-10-05). Revive the Child Tax Credit. Our Children Deserve Nothing Less. otherwords.org I like to think I'm an American success story. | I was born into homelessness, grew up in the foster care system, and suffered unthinkable domestic abuse as an adult. Now I'm on track to graduate with a Master's degree in social work next spring. | But don't mistake my story for the "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps" trope that conservative lawmakers like to call the American Dream. That idea is mythical, and my own success story proves it. | I'm one hero of my story, certainly. My children, friends, and community members are, too. | But so are the well-funded foster care services I received growing up in…
(2022-10-05). Reviving the Child Tax Credit Is a Winning Campaign Message for Democrats This Coming Midterms. commondreams.org The expanded Child Tax Credit was the most impactful anti-poverty program in a generation. Democrats should campaign on bringing it back.
(2022-10-05). Re-elected Coalition Avenir Québec government will come into headlong conflict with the working class. wsws.org Legault and his CAQ benefited from mass popular alienation with the traditional parties of provincial government and the right-wing campaign mounted by the pseudo-left Québec Solidaire.
(2022-10-05). The global strike wave and the crisis of revolutionary leadership. wsws.org Across the world, a surge of working-class opposition to inequality and capitalist exploitation is developing in the form of strikes and protests on every continent.
(2022-10-05). Libro para descarga libre: "Globalización de la pobreza y nuevo orden mundial" Michel Chossudovsky. globalizacion.ca Nota del Editor: El Centro de Investigación sobre la Globalización (Global Research) pone a su disposición de sus lectores el libro "Globalización de la pobreza y nuevo orden mundial" del profesor Michel Chossudovsky, publicado en español el año 2002 por…