(2023-04-18). "Poverty, by America": Author Matthew Desmond on How U.S. Punishes the Poor & Subsidizes the Wealthy. democracynow.org 
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that poverty is the fourth-greatest cause of death in the United States. Roughly 500 people die from poverty in the U.S. every day. Our guest, sociologist Matthew Desmond, is the author of the new book, Poverty, by America, the follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. "There's so much poverty in America, not in spite of our wealth, but because of it," says Desmond in an in-depth interview.
(2023-04-18). Choosing between U.S., China to bring less prosperity, more poverty: EU Central Bank chief. ecns.cn The rising political pressure on countries to choose between the United States and China would lead to less economic growth across the world and should be avoided by "all means".
(2023-04-17). Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: To Heal the Great Divide. dissidentvoice.org It has been fifty-five years since Senator Robert F. Kennedy stepped onto the presidential nominating stage to try to mend the massive breach that had opened in American society. The country was torn asunder by the Vietnam War, racism, poverty, the assassination of President Kennedy and the soon-to-be assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. …
(2023-04-18). Inequality on steroids: new report finds richest 10% has overwhelming majority of wealth. greenleft.org.au A new report released by The Australia Institute has revealed that a staggering 93% of economic growth from the last decade has gone to just 10% of the Australian population, reports Isaac Nellist.
(2023-04-18). Tax-Free Day For The Ultra-Wealthy. levernews.com
(2023-04-18). "Poverty, by America": Author Matthew Desmond on How U.S. Punishes the Poor & Subsidizes the Wealthy. democracynow.org A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that poverty is the fourth-greatest cause of death in the United States. Roughly 500 people die from poverty in the U.S. every day. Our guest, sociologist Matthew Desmond, is the author of the new book, Poverty, by America, the follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. "There's so much poverty in America, not in spite of our wealth, but because of it," says Desmond in an in-depth interview.
(2023-04-18). Choosing between U.S., China to bring less prosperity, more poverty: EU Central Bank chief. ecns.cn The rising political pressure on countries to choose between the United States and China would lead to less economic growth across the world and should be avoided by "all means".
(2023-04-17). Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: To Heal the Great Divide. dissidentvoice.org It has been fifty-five years since Senator Robert F. Kennedy stepped onto the presidential nominating stage to try to mend the massive breach that had opened in American society. The country was torn asunder by the Vietnam War, racism, poverty, the assassination of President Kennedy and the soon-to-be assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. …
(2023-04-18). Inequality on steroids: new report finds richest 10% has overwhelming majority of wealth. greenleft.org.au A new report released by The Australia Institute has revealed that a staggering 93% of economic growth from the last decade has gone to just 10% of the Australian population, reports Isaac Nellist.
(2023-04-18). Tax-Free Day For The Ultra-Wealthy. levernews.com
(2023-04-18). Why the Republi-Fascists Can't Stop Calling the Capitalist Democrats 'Marxists'. scheerpost.com 
By Paul Street / CounterPunch The Capitalist Democrats… The Democratic Party is a militantly capitalist entity and always has been — and not just in the neoliberal era. The much beloved New Deal Democratic president Franklin Roosevelt, himself a wealthy member of the capitalist establishment, boasted that he had saved the US American profits system by overseeing …
(2023-04-17). Oxfam shows US billionaires almost a third richer today than when covid hit. nationofchange.org "At a time when the ultrawealthy are amassing historic and dangerous levels of wealth, a federal wealth tax offers a vital and necessary tool for directly redressing extreme wealth inequality."
(2023-04-18). Why the US Bank Crisis is Not Over. indybay.org There must always be a financial crash at some point. That is because interest-bearing debt grows exponentially, but the economy follows an S-curve and then turns down. And when the economy turns down… the magnitude of financial claims on the economy exceeds the ability to pay.
(2023-04-18). Speaker McCarthy appeals to Wall Street to back massive social spending cuts. wsws.org The US House Speaker urged the assembled stock traders and agents of billionaire investors to support his party's position in demanding massive cuts in domestic social spending as the price of approving an increase in the federal debt ceiling.
(2023-04-17). So Much Lying From the International Monetary Fund. strategic-culture.org Remarkably, during her visit to Ghana in late March 2023, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the US Treasury Department's Office of Technical Assistance will 'deploy a full-time resident advisor in 2023 to Accra to assist the Ministry of Finance in developing and executing medium- to long-term reforms needed to improve debt sustainability and support a competitive, dynamic government debt market'.
(2023-04-17). McCarthy Slammed for "Pro-Starvation Agenda" to Force Cuts to Food Stamps. truthout.org Progressives and Democrats in Congress have sharply criticized House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) for including a plan to slash food assistance benefits in his latest list of demands on the debt ceiling, which is expected to be released on Monday. As reported by Politico on Sunday, McCarthy is floating a proposal that would cut benefits offered in the Supplemental Nutrition Food… |
(2023-04-18). A new heart and a renewed zest for life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether it was working around the home or out hiking the trails, Steven Fietek says he has always been active. But when Steven turned 52, he started to notice shortness of breath. "Slowly but surely, I got to the point where the fatigue and the shortness of breath was troublesome." Steven says he was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. "Which I keep telling people, it's a big, big word for weak heart muscle." A few years…
(2023-04-18). Electoral deadlock continues in Bulgaria. wsws.org Another round of elections sees the Bulgarian oligarchy united behind imperialist war, as working-class struggles intensify.
(2023-04-18). UPS workers speak out against dire working conditions as contract talks begin. wsws.org UPS workers at a Teamsters rally in southern California spoke out against dire working conditions, impacts of the financial crisis and rising cost of living, and their thoughts on the contract negotiations.
(2023-04-17). Russia's Investigations About US biolabs concluded. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageAccording to Russia's parliamentary investigative committee, Washington would be working to create an "universal' genetically engineered bioweapon". | Written by Finally, the Russian investigation about American biological activities on Ukrainian soil was completed. A special parliamentary committee had been formed to carefully analyze evidence of crimes such as…
(2023-04-17). Court ruling shines light on 'WeChat overtime'. ecns.cn A recent lawsuit related to working overtime through the use of WeChat has aroused heated discussion, prompting legal professionals to call on people to increase their awareness and learn to protect their interests in this fast-changing era.
(2023-04-17). TikTok: Chinese "Trojan Horse" is Run by U.S. State Department Officials. libya360.wordpress.com Alan Macleod Amid a national hysteria claiming the popular video-sharing app is a Chinese Trojan Horse, a MintPress News investigation has found dozens of ex-U.S. State Department officials working in key positions at TikTok. Many more individuals with backgrounds in the FBI, CIA and other departments of the national security state also hold influential posts at the…
(2023-04-17). Loyola University New Orleans Punishes Student Reporter For Engaging In Journalism. thedissenter.org 
The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and A student journalist at Loyola University New Orleans lost her appeal and faces sanctions for reporting on a student who was arrested and charged with stalking. | Kloe Witt is a freshman. She was working on a story for the university newspaper called The Maroon, and the story was
(2023-04-17). Saunders: AFSCME working its way back from COVID's impact. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The State, County and Municipal Employees union is working its way back from the huge cuts in local and state jobs the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic imposed, union President Lee Saunders says. And, he adds, the governors, mayors and county officials he regularly talks with and works with desperately seek workers to fill thousands of vacancies. …
(2023-04-17). This April, Extinction Rebellion Is Building Up To 'The Big One'. popularresistance.org Between protest movements and striking trade unions and workers, the sight of organised people on the streets is once more becoming increasingly common in the UK. These protests and strikes are happening because the hardships we face are glaringly apparent and getting worse by the day — from the climate crisis to the cost of living one. | Given their shared struggle, many groups are now working together to face these issues head on. That will be fully on display this April when Extinction Rebellion and others launch 'The Big One'. | According to the group itself: | By joining the dots between the intersecti…
(2023-04-17). How the Sri Lankan working class must fight IMF austerity and defend democratic rights. wsws.org Sri Lankan unions have refused to call any industrial action to fight IMF austerity and President Wickremsinghe's repressive Anti-Terrorism Bill.
(2023-04-17). On Prisoner's Day, Palestinians stand in solidarity with their 5,000 comrades in Israeli occupation jails. peoplesdispatch.org Over 1,000 of the nearly 5,000 Palestinian prisoners are administrative detainees who are in Israeli jails without charge or trial. Among them is Khader Adnan, who just completed 71 days of indefinite hunger strike against his wrongful detention inside Israel's Ramla prison and is facing severe health issues.
(2023-04-17). Save Khader Adnan: Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for 72 days on Palestinian Prisoners' Day. samidoun.net 
Khader Adnan, the Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for the past 72 days, has reached a very dangerous and critical health condition as of 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners' Day. Despite — or perhaps because of — the severity of his health condition, the occupation courts once again delayed a hearing on his case and potential …