(2024-08-22). The Best Families: Enduring Ruling-class Alibis. counterpunch.org 
Defenders of ruling elites have seldom been satisfied with the argument that the rich deserve their wealth because of their grudging willingness to provide jobs for everyone else. Very commonly, the tendency is to celebrate the rich and powerful as being different kinds of people from the rest of us—suggesting that they built their gigantic companies up from scratch by their own almost miraculously superior knowledge, relentless drive, and willingness to make tough calls.
(2024-08-22). Kamala Harris signals support for billionaires tax amid growing wealth inequality. nationofchange.org This endorsement marks a crucial step in addressing the widening wealth gap in the country, particularly as billionaires continue to amass vast fortunes while millions of Americans struggle financially.
(2024-08-22). Bernie Sanders calls economic inequality America's unspoken crisis at Progressive Central 2024. nationofchange.org At the Progressive Central 2024 conference, Bernie Sanders and Pramila Jayapal emphasized the urgent need to address income and wealth inequality, arguing that these issues remain largely ignored in national discourse despite their profound impact on American society.
(2024-08-22). Kamala Harris signals support for billionaires tax amid growing wealth inequality. nationofchange.org This endorsement marks a crucial step in addressing the widening wealth gap in the country, particularly as billionaires continue to amass vast fortunes while millions of Americans struggle financially.
(2024-08-22). Bernie Sanders calls economic inequality America's unspoken crisis at Progressive Central 2024. nationofchange.org At the Progressive Central 2024 conference, Bernie Sanders and Pramila Jayapal emphasized the urgent need to address income and wealth inequality, arguing that these issues remain largely ignored in national discourse despite their profound impact on American society.
(2024-08-22). From the "Committee for the Cancellation of Third World Debt" to the "Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt" cadtm.org
(2024-08-22). The worst ever global debt crisis. cadtm.org
(2024-08-22). Bangladesh: the 'Global South' debt crisis intensifies. cadtm.org
(2024-08-22). Social Movements and the Politics of Debt. cadtm.org
(2024-08-22). The Debt System: The CADTM's analyses and theoretical foundations. cadtm.org Extract from "Social Movements and the Politics of Debt: Transnational Resistance against Debt on Three Continents"
| In this extract from his doctoral thesis, Christoph Sorg begins by drawing a distinction between the CADTM and Eurodad, a European NGO specialising in debt and development financing. Christoph Sorg then focusses on the analyses produced by the CADTM. This extract from the thesis corresponds to pages 167 to 171.
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(2024-08-22). The Importance of Personal Finance as a Student: Building a Strong Financial Foundation. moguldom.com Navigating the complexities of finances is a critical skill that often goes underemphasized in the standard educational curriculum. Yet, understanding personal finance is essential, particularly for students who are just stepping into new levels of independence. Managing money effectively sets the groundwork for a stable financial future, helps avoid debt, and can significantly reduce the …
(2024-08-22). Curbing debt-fueled unrest in emerging markets. independent.co.ug 
Three important weaknesses that have impeded progress and way forward ANALYSIS | VERA SONGEWE & ISHAC DIWAN | The recent protests in Kenya reflect the frustrated aspirations of young people for higher-quality social services and better economic opportunities. It also highlights the difficulty — in Kenya, and across the developing world — of achieving macroeconomic …
(2024-08-22). When Is 'Recyclable' Not Really Recyclable? popularresistance.org Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag? | They rip and tear. They float away in the slightest breeze. Left in the wild, their mangled remains entangle birds and choke sea turtles that mistake them for edible jellyfish. It takes 1,000 years for the bags to disintegrate, shedding hormone-disrupting chemicals as they do. And that outcome is all but inevitable, because no system exists to routinely recycle them. It's no wonder some states have banned them and stores give discounts to customers with reusable bags. | But the plastics industry is working to make the public feel OK about using them again…
(2024-08-22). Report: RFK Jr. Expected to End Presidential Bid and Endorse Trump. truthout.org Following months of increasingly obvious hints, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will drop his longshot Independent presidential bid and endorse former U.S. President Donald Trump, the 2024 GOP nominee, according to a Wednesday report from NBC News. The network cited "two sources familiar with the plan," including one who said the Kennedy and Trump campaigns are working out the details of a joint… |
(2024-08-20). Modernization, unity seen as key to Sino-African ties. ecns.cn Working together to realize modernization and strengthening unity among members of the vast Global South should be prioritized amid the looming challenges worldwide, said senior officials and experts from China and Africa.
(2024-08-22). Labor to Trump: You can't be anti-union and claim you're pro-worker. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—"Workers in their unions are the biggest exercise in democracy," declared Julie Su, acting Secretary of Labor in the Biden administration, during the second Labor Council session at the DNC on Wednesday. The opposing ticket in the presidential race, Trump-Vance of the Republican Party, have claimed that their platform represents the working families in the …
(2024-08-22). CN and CPKC set to lock out 9,300 workers at Canada's two main railroads as 12:01am Thursday strike deadline looms. wsws.org The overwhelming support among rail workers for a struggle to put an end to dangerous working conditions must be organized into a political fight against the rail barons, who are backed to the hilt by corporate Canada and the pro-war, pro-austerity Trudeau Liberal government.
(2024-08-22). The strategic necessity of uniting the international working class against political xenophobia. wsws.org We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Eric London. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.
(2024-08-22). CN and CPKC lock out 9,300 workers at Canada's two main railroads. wsws.org The overwhelming support among rail workers for a struggle to put an end to dangerous working conditions must be organized into a political fight against the rail barons, who are backed to the hilt by corporate Canada and the pro-war, pro-austerity Trudeau Liberal government.
(2024-08-22). Australia's Labor government joins with Coalition to pass anti-working class bills. wsws.org The Labor government's increasing recourse to agreements with the Coalition to pass legislation signals a definite trend towards bipartisan partnership to prosecute the agenda of big business.
(2024-08-22). UK CEOs earn 120 times more than UK workers and gap is widening. wsws.org Working full-time, it would take the average paid UK worker approximately a decade and a half just to earn the same amount UK CEO's have enjoyed as their yearly increase.
(2024-08-22). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.
(2024-08-22). EXCLUSIVE: UAW's Shawn Fain on Trump, Democrats, & winning the class war. therealnews.com 
Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, didn't mince words in his speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Wearing a shirt with the words "TRUMP IS A SCAB" emblazoned on the front, Fain told the crowd, "For the UAW and for working people everywhere, it comes down one question: what side are you …
(2024-08-22). An invisible, toxic chemical has been poisoning residents in Puerto Rico for decades. grist.org 
Henry Morales woke up in the emergency room in Salinas, Puerto Rico, not knowing where he was. A doctor appeared beside him and gestured toward a dark-haired woman with a worried expression. "Do you know who this is?" he asked. Morales blinked, but didn't answer. Words seemed to belong to some faraway place, and he was too tired to reach for them. "Who is this?" the doctor repeated. After a few minutes, Henry heard himself respond. "That is my wife," he said. | The memory of what led him to the hospital returned in blurry snapshots that he continues to piece together more than 20 years later. He'd been working…
(2024-08-22). Have your say on 2025 National Minimum Wage determination. sanews.gov.za Have your say on 2025 National Minimum Wage determination | The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission is inviting all stakeholders with an interest in the National Minimum Wage to make representations of possible adjustments in the policy instrument. | "The closing date for submission of written comments/representations concerning possible adjustments to the National Minimum Wage is 30 September 2024," the Commission said in a statement. | This as the Commission is conducting an investigation into possible adjustments to the NMW and will submit its recommendations to the Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakho…
(2024-08-22). Thursday 9/12: Coalition on Homelessness ArtAuction24: Transforming Art into Action. indybay.org SOMArts | 934 Brannan St | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2024-08-22). Congressional Black Caucus PAC Endorses John Mannion for Congress In NY-22. urbancny.com 
The Congressional Black Caucus PAC is endorsing John Mannion because of his commitment to racial inequality and an equitable America. Syracuse, NY — On Monday August 19th, Senator John Mannion was endorsed by the Congressional Black Caucus PAC (CBC PAC) in the race for NY-22. The CBC PAC supports candidates who will serve their constituents with integrity and who will advance the issues of the diverse communities in their district. "The CBC PAC proudly endorses State Senator John Mannion in NY-22 because he shares our values and our vision for an America built on equal justice, opportunity, safety, and affo…
(2024-08-22). Modernity, Individualism, and the End of Ideological Coherence. muslimskeptic.com Pierre Bourdieu, who passed away in 2002, is often considered to be the most influential French sociologist of the last century. This is primarily because he encapsulated the French elite's left-liberal approach to education and social reproduction, with ideas and themes centering around criticism of social inequality and cultural capital, extending Marxist thought into the …