(2023-08-25). Oxfam identifies inequalities in shocking detail, but provides no solution. thecommunists.org For decades, Oxfam shops have been a common fixture on British high streets. Their twin-track approach of selling cheap second-hand clothes, used books, tantalising bric-a brac and ethically-sourced products from developing countries, with the promise of charitable contributions winging their way to the wretchedly poor overseas, has appeared to be a winning formula: spending and …
(2023-08-25). Top Reparations Scholars Darity and Mullen Win Another Prestigious Award: ASA Outstanding Book. moguldom.com Dr. William Sandy Darity recently announced via Twitter that his book, "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century," authored with A. Kirsten Mullen, had taken home another award. This award is the Inequality, Poverty and Mobility's 2023 Outstanding Book Award from the American Sociological Association (ASA). Last year ,the distinction …
(2023-08-26). The politics of degrowth – Technology, ideology, and the fight for eco-socialism. internationalviewpoint.org Degrowth identifies and critiques growth as fundamental to the capitalist system. Growth enriches property owners and the wealthy, leaving the rest of humanity behind with devastating environmental consequences. | – | / |
(2023-08-25). Biden administration launches new student debt repayment program. wsws.org SAVE participants making over $30,000 a year will pay 5 percent of their discretionary income for at least 20 years before becoming eligible for debt forgiveness.
(2023-08-25). Bidenomics Balloons US Budget Deficit to Bloated 'Crisis-Size'. sputnikglobe.com The Biden administration's economic policies have already triggered fears that the US may be heading towards an economic crisis worse than the 2008 Great Recession, amid fallout from the Fed's interest rate hikes, mounting debt, surging home prices, and a spending spree as part of proxy, trade and tech wars against Russia and China.
(2023-08-25). Which Country Owes the Most Debt? sputnikglobe.com As the global debt stock skyrockets without any foreseeable pause, this phenomenon has elicited attention among several stakeholders. However, governments continue to borrow to fulfill pressing needs domestically and externally, further driving their national debt burdens to alarming heights.
(2023-08-25). Realistically, How Strong Is America? thealtworld.com America's weakness is overlooked by investment analysts. Having offshored manufacturing, the US is import-dependent, and having weaponized the dollar Washington is causing foreign central banks to stop holding dollars as reserves. The consequence is that the US has a rising issuance of debt to finance trade and budget deficits, but a declining supply of customers for that debt. Either the Federal Reserve has to monetize the debt or interest rates will rise. | Note also that it appears there will be in about 4 months a large expansion of BRICS. Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates hav…
(2023-08-25). Erdogan systematically working on resumption of grain deal — Turkish Foreign Minister. tass.com Hakan Fidan refused to go into details about this work but noted that he "hopes for a successful result"
(2023-08-25). So You Wanna Practice Picket? Here's How We Did It. popularresistance.org For the first time since I started working at UPS 15 years ago, it feels like unions across the country are on the rise. UPS Teamsters mobilized for a massive contract campaign to win the best contract we've ever had. Now it's the Auto Workers' turn. | Like in the Teamsters, UAW members recently elected new leadership that will stand up for you—and more importantly, actually allow members to stand up for yourselves. | I've been following the contract fights at the Big 3 automakers. You're fighting for a lot of the same things we fought for: ending two-tier, a fair raise, and control of your time.
(2023-08-25). Growing mortgage stress in Australia amid cost of living crisis. wsws.org Levels of mortgage stress are at their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis, with broad sections of the working class struggling to make ends meet.
(2023-08-25). German railroad workers speak out about union arbitration and working conditions. wsws.org Workers are furious about the conciliation agreement that the EVG leadership is recommending they accept.
(2023-08-25). Unipolar Hegemony Is A Freakish Historical Aberration: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com 
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The US is indisputably the most tyrannical regime on earth. Only the US is instigating wars around the world, circling the planet with hundreds of foreign military bases, starving populations with massive unilateral sanctions and blockades, and working to destroy any nation which disobeys it. No other government has spent the 21st century killing people by the millions in wars of aggression; only the US has. Continually trying to destroy anyone in the world who doesn't obey your dictates is as tyrannical as it gets. | If you point this out you'll ge…
(2023-08-25). The March on Washington Was More Than a Dream. progressive.org To make MLK's demands a reality, we should demand a much higher minimum wage.
(2023-08-26). Saturday 9/9: Sacramento Community Summit on Homelessness 2023. indybay.org United Methodist Church | 2100 J Street | Sacramento, CA 95816…
(2023-08-25). Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Is Morally Bankrupt. fpif.org President Joe Biden's administration has taken a cruel weapon—the cluster bomb—off the shelf and sent it to Ukraine to be used in the war against Russia. | Prior to being transferred to Ukraine, cluster bombs made in the United States were used by Saudi Arabia as recently as
(2023-08-25). Respect, Dignity, and the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl. inequality.org Residents of Montgomery, Alabama are still reeling after a brawl in a local riverfront park several weeks ago that captured national headlines. The racial overtones of the incident cannot be ignored, and yet the response to this violent clash gives me hope that Montgomery, a city infamous for its civil rights history, is making progress …
(2023-08-25). Don't Blame My Fellow Retail Workers for Poor Service — Blame Our CEOs. inequality.org Ever get mad at a delivery person for bringing your pizza late? That used to be me. Now I assume it's late because an overpaid boss is probably making two employees do the job of 10. That's because I worked for two years at a company with the kind of chronic understaffing that plagues many …
(2023-08-25). Venezuela's Experience Of Building Democracy Under Siege. popularresistance.org From the moment of their initiation, progressive and anti-imperialist projects face constant and enormous challenges. There is the urgent need to resolve the socio-economic problems of the people: hunger, unemployment, and access to health and education. But how can that be achieved without advancing the forces of production and development in the economy? At the same time, how can the economy be developed in a capitalist world without reproducing the exploitation of workers? And furthermore, how can this be accomplished in the face of resistance from a resentful local oligarchy and a determined imperialism, whic…
(2023-08-25). The March on Washington Was More Than a Dream. progressive.org To make MLK's demands a reality, we should demand a much higher minimum wage.
(2023-08-26). Saturday 9/9: Sacramento Community Summit on Homelessness 2023. indybay.org United Methodist Church | 2100 J Street | Sacramento, CA 95816…
(2023-08-25). Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Is Morally Bankrupt. fpif.org President Joe Biden's administration has taken a cruel weapon—the cluster bomb—off the shelf and sent it to Ukraine to be used in the war against Russia. | Prior to being transferred to Ukraine, cluster bombs made in the United States were used by Saudi Arabia as recently as
(2023-08-25). Respect, Dignity, and the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl. inequality.org Residents of Montgomery, Alabama are still reeling after a brawl in a local riverfront park several weeks ago that captured national headlines. The racial overtones of the incident cannot be ignored, and yet the response to this violent clash gives me hope that Montgomery, a city infamous for its civil rights history, is making progress …
(2023-08-25). Don't Blame My Fellow Retail Workers for Poor Service — Blame Our CEOs. inequality.org Ever get mad at a delivery person for bringing your pizza late? That used to be me. Now I assume it's late because an overpaid boss is probably making two employees do the job of 10. That's because I worked for two years at a company with the kind of chronic understaffing that plagues many …
(2023-08-25). Venezuela's Experience Of Building Democracy Under Siege. popularresistance.org From the moment of their initiation, progressive and anti-imperialist projects face constant and enormous challenges. There is the urgent need to resolve the socio-economic problems of the people: hunger, unemployment, and access to health and education. But how can that be achieved without advancing the forces of production and development in the economy? At the same time, how can the economy be developed in a capitalist world without reproducing the exploitation of workers? And furthermore, how can this be accomplished in the face of resistance from a resentful local oligarchy and a determined imperialism, whic…
(2023-08-25). Sudan: 'lost generation' of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians. news.un.org UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in Sudan could destroy the country, as the future of a "lost generation" of children lies in the balance.
(2023-08-25). Sudan: 'lost generation' of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians. news.un.org UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in Sudan could destroy the country, as the future of a "lost generation" of children lies in the balance.