(2023-06-14). Saturday 6/24: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Poverty by America, by Matthew Desmond. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-06-14). Silvio Berlusconi 1936-2023: the fusion of Wealth, Criminality and Government Power. wsws.org The billionaire and four-time Italian head of government paved the way for the heirs of fascism to return to power.
(2023-06-14). Silvio Berlusconi (1936—2023): The fusion of wealth, criminality and government power. wsws.org The billionaire and four-time Italian head of government paved the way for the heirs of fascism to return to power.
(2023-06-13). Rich countries owe US$192 trillion in climate reparations to global South. greenleft.org.au It is time for wealthy nations to acknowledge their debt to the third world and pay their dues in the form of climate reparations, reports Peter Boyle.
(2023-06-14). NY State Senate, Assembly Fail to Pass Taxpayer and Debt Crises Protection Legislation. indybay.org S4747/A2970 Bill Champions Vow to Pass Debt Relief Legislation Within Next Year…
(2023-06-13). Top 1 Percent Would Get $24B in Tax Cuts Under New Republican Plan. truthout.org After spending months threatening to tank the economy over the federal deficit, Republicans have unveiled a set of new tax proposals that would cost the government billions of dollars — by handing tens of billions of dollars of tax cuts to the richest 1 percent of Americans, as a new report reveals. On Friday, just a week after the conclusion of the debt ceiling showdown… |
(2023-06-13). Canadian Looting of Zambian Resources Led to Debt Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Jun 9, 2023 | While a geopolitical tussle between Washington and Beijing over Zambia's debt default has received significant international attention, Canada's contribution has been largely ignored. | "China is 'barrier' to ending Zambian debt crisis, says Janet Yellen," reported a recent Financial Times headline while Foreign Policy asked, "Is China Responsible for Zambia's Debt Crisis?" and African Business queried "Should China be blamed for Zambia's debt talks holdup?" | Two weeks ago the Associated Press published a long piece headlined "China's loans pushing world's poorest countries…
(2023-06-14). As Shippers Call for Biden to Intervene in Longshore Negotiations All Out on Juneteenth. indybay.org West Coast rank and file ILWU members and retirees are supporting a strike on Juneteenth June 19 until longshore workers get a contract. They have been working without a contract since last July.
(2023-06-14). Australian Labor government faces rising discontent as recession looms. wsws.org Rapidly slowing household spending and a sharp fall in dwelling construction confirm that the downturn is already hitting working people hard, on top of a worsening cost-of-living crisis.
(2023-06-14). National Public Radio Promotes Lie in Defense of Child Labor. cepr.net National Public Radio's All Things Considered show had a piece on a bill that would make current national child labor standards apply to children working on farms. Currently, children as young as 12 can legally work in agriculture. The bill under consideration would impose the same rules for child labor on farms as apply to …
(2023-06-13). Solidarity Propelled Union Drive At The Country's Richest University. popularresistance.org Boston, Massachusetts -‚ÄâIn February, after five years of organizing under the radar, members of the nascent Harvard Academic Workers officially went public with their intent to unionize. | The road to going public wasn't always straightaway. In January, as the group of non-tenure-track teaching and research employees moved closer to announcing their drive, union member Kara Fulton and her fellow organizers were having as many feelings of discouragement as they were elation. "It felt like we were kind of working on our own," she said. | But then, later in January, other work…
(2023-06-13). Wholesome Home Depot Woman Sparks 'OnlyFans Culture' Debate, Shaq DM. moguldom.com A Home Depot worker who is also a social media influencer recently made a post dressed in her Home Depot uniform, saying that she enjoyed working at her retail job and would never start an OnlyFans.
(2023-06-13). What It's Like Experiencing Homelessness in the Pacific Northwest. progressive.org Shayne Bertrand and his young daughter, Rumour, have struggled to find a home while navigating a fraught shelter system.
(2023-06-13). Nicola Sturgeon arrested as Scottish National Party crisis intensifies. wsws.org The infighting that has led to Sturgeon's downfall is a product of the bankruptcy of the Scottish independence project so heavily promoted by the pseudo-left, the reactionary character of which has been exposed by deepening class divisions and the de facto war between the NATO powers and Russia.
(2023-06-13). S&P: Corporate Bankruptcies Spike To Highest Since 2010, 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com Vice Media, Party City and Bed Bath & Beyond are just three of the 230+ corporate bankruptcies filed so far in 2023 that are attributed to rising inflation, supply chain disruptions and interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve as lenders pull back on loans after the banking crisis. Hit hardest by bankruptcy: consumer discretionary …
(2023-06-13). Southern Workers Are Defying History. inequality.org Workers at Blue Bird Corporation in Fort Valley, Georgia, launched a union drive to secure better wages, work-life balance, and a voice on the job. The company resisted them. History defied them. Geography worked against them. But they stood together, believed in themselves, and achieved a historic victory that's reverberating throughout the South. About 1,400 …
(2023-06-13). The Illegal Detention of Hannibal Gaddafi in Lebanon. libya360.wordpress.com Marinella Correggia Hannibal Gaddafi, one of the surviving sons of the Libyan leader killed as a result of the Nato war in 2011, began a hunger strike days ago in the Lebanese prison where he has been held since 2015, without trial or charges. His medical condition is precarious, his lawyer Paul Romanos told the…