(2023-09-15). Beneath the polycrisis is the singular dilemma of humanity called capitalism: The Thirty-Seventh Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
Dilemmas of humanity abound. There is little need to look at statistical data to know that we are in a spiral of crises, from the environmental and climate crisis to the crises of poverty and hunger.
(2023-09-15). Child poverty in the US doubled in 2022 with ending of expanded benefits. wsws.org The doubling of poverty is the direct result of a deal cut between President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans last year on a federal budget which protected massive military spending while slashing the limited social program expansions implemented at the outset of the pandemic.
(2023-09-14). Poverty in America on the rise in 2022 based on Census Bureau data. nationofchange.org While Supplemental Poverty Measures (SPM) showed sharp increases, childhood poverty more than doubled in 2022.
(2023-09-14). Is Bidenomics Working? Black Child Poverty Skyrockets To Almost 18%. moguldom.com 
The child supplemental poverty rate among Black children spiked from less than 10 percent to almost 18 percent in 2022 after inflation sent the cost of living into the stratosphere and federal pandemic stimulus programs expired for families. Heightened poverty rates followed two years of historic declines in poverty, driven mainly by safety net programs created or …
(2023-09-14). Poverty Just Jumped — And It Was No Accident. inequality.org
(2023-09-14). Refugee-led language school helps migrants. america.cgtn.com 
"Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity," will be on top of the agenda at this year's United Nations General Assembly. | One key global issue is the refugee crisis which has seen millions of people flee war-torn and poverty-stricken countries. | In Brazil, there are over 65,000 registered refugees, a number that grows steadily every year, but one initiative is providing refugees and vulnerable migrants an opportunity to start a new life by using their native languages.
(2023-09-14). New Analysis Shows Restoring the Expanded Child Tax Credit is Vital in an Age of Frequent Work Instability. cepr.net Earlier this week, the Census Bureau reported its annual income, poverty, and health insurance data for 2022. Due to the tight labor market and the partial continued pandemic benefits, the 2022 supplemental poverty rate (at 12.4 percent) changed very little relative to pre-pandemic levels (at 12.3 percent from 2018 to 2019). However, we are seeing …
(2023-09-14). Poverty Rose In 2022 As Inflation Surged, Pandemic Aid Terminated. popularresistance.org In the aftermath of pandemic relief programs such as increased unemployment and nutrition benefits, greater rental assistance and the child tax credit — policies which the Biden administration allowed to expire in 2021 — Americans faced the largest one-year increase of poverty on record. | According to a report from the Census Bureau published on Sept. 12, the sharpest increase in poverty affected children, as child poverty more than doubled from a record low of 5.2 percent to now 12.4 percent. This was indicated by the Supplemental Poverty Measure, which "factors in the impact of government assistanc…
(2023-09-14). Child Poverty More Than Doubled in 2022 After Congress Let Tax Credit Expire. truthout.org New data shows that child poverty skyrocketed in 2022 after lawmakers allowed pandemic stimulus provisions to expire, leaving millions to languish even as the pandemic and its economic consequences raged on. According to the Census Bureau's latest report on poverty in the U.S., the supplemental poverty rate among children more than doubled between 2021 and 2022, jumping from 5.2 percent to 12.4… |
(2023-09-14). Conservative Politicians Choose Higher Child Poverty Rates. cepr.net The U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on poverty today. It confirms that policymakers have all the tools necessary to reduce poverty rates, but they choose to have a high U.S. poverty rate. Although the United States is The United States moved in the right direction on poverty in response…
(2023-09-14). Beneath the Polycrisis Is the Singular Dilemma of Humanity Called Capitalism. dissidentvoice.org 
Tsherin Sherpa (Nepal), Lost Spirits, 2014. Dilemmas of humanity abound. There is little need to look at statistical data to know that we are in a spiral of crises, from the environmental and climate crisis to the crises of poverty and hunger. In 1993, the philosophers Edgar Morin and Anne-Brigitte Kern used the term 'polycrisis' …
(2023-09-15). Ucrania: Como siempre, mentira e hipocresía. globalizacion.ca La administración Biden anunció el suministro de proyectiles de uranio empobrecido a Kiev, como ayuda destinada a satisfacer sus necesidades de seguridad y defensa, lo que es el segundo envío de este tipo municiones a Ucrania, luego de que Inglaterra…
(2023-09-14). Ascienden a 9 millones los niños pobres en EE.UU. telesurtv.net "El número de personas con ingresos por debajo del umbral de pobreza en 2022 aumentó en 15,3 millones", dijo el CBPP.
(2023-09-15). End Wealth Supremacy. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-14). Nigerian Trade Unions Go On Two-day Strike Amid Economic Crisis. popularresistance.org Nigeria is Africa's most populous state and is listed as having the largest economy on the continent with huge deposits of oil, natural gas and other strategic resources. | In possession of these material assets along with the 223 million people that inhabit the West African state, the achievements of Nigeria should be limitless. | However, the system of neo-colonialism in Africa, where the national wealth of various states largely benefits imperialism, is still maintaining a dominant position over the labor and resources of the people. This system of exploitation constitutes the major impediment to genuine sover…
(2023-09-14). DeSantis Didn't Disclose Trips Paid for by Wealthy Donors — Report. truthout.org Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a candidate for the 2024 GOP nomination for president, failed to disclose multiple high-end trips, stays and other gifts from wealthy benefactors, a new report from The Washington Post details. The report showcases how DeSantis embarked on at least six separate trips on private planes that he did not disclose on campaign finance forms. The trips took place… |
(2023-09-14). Sep 14, 2023. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ Tom Lehrer: It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier Wealthy Capitalist Accidentally Makes Great Argument For Revolution, by Caitlin Johnstone McCarthy Launches Biden Impeachment Inquiry, by Tyler Durden Lavrov's Recent Press Interviews & Zakharova's EEF Statement, by Karl Sanchez Chris Hedges Podcast w/former Amb. Craig Murray on likely imminent extradition to U.S. of Julian Assange MoA: More Voices Call On Biden To Withdraw From The 2024 Race If US Democracy Is Dead What Potential Forms of Dictatorship Come Next? by Richard Solomon A Personal Journey Through the National Security State, by…
(2023-09-14). Headlines for September 14, 2023. democracynow.org Mayor of Flooded Libyan City Says Death Toll Could Rise to 20,000, Environmental Damage Has Brought Earth Outside "Safe Operating Space for Humanity", Morocco Rejects Offers of Foreign Aid as Earthquake Death Toll Nears 3,000, Human Rights Groups Accuse World Leaders of Failing to Act on Atrocities in Sudan, Ukraine Says Attack on Russian Black Naval Sea Fleet Struck Two Warships, Senate Subpoenas Saudi Wealth Fund as It Probes PGA-LIV Merger, New England and Eastern Canada Brace For Hurricane Lee, UAW on Cusp of Historic Strike as Automakers Fail to Meet Worker Demands Despite Massive Profits, “…
(2023-09-16). Perspectives] The weight of words: human relationality in end-of-life memoirs. thelancet.com Working in the intersection of literature and philosophy, one of my research interests is literary representations of loss. In medical education, illness narratives are often used as tools to foster professional identity development, clinical empathy, and cultural understanding. What this approach sometimes loses sight of is what scholars, such as Anne Hunsaker Hawkins, Rita Charon, Arthur W Frank, and Arthur Kleinman, established while charting the way forward for the use of stories in medical curricula: narratives are important at the level of the human.
(2023-09-15). A Very British Arms Fair. popularresistance.org This week, 35,000 arms company representatives, military officers and state officials from around the world are congregating at the Excel Centre in Newham, East London. | Over four days, [Sept. 12-15] guests at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) can watch demonstrations of new weapons systems, listen to keynote speakers euphemise the global appetite for war-making, visit warships moored on the Thames, and make connections with buyers and sellers via a dedicated networking app. | For the more sportingly inclined, there is the tri-force tug of war to show off the brawn and teamwork of the British A…
(2023-09-15). Ukrainian foreign ministry irritated by Russian singer Netrebko's return to Berlin Opera. tass.com According to the statement, the Ukrainian embassy in Berlin started "working" to prevent Netrebko from returning to the stage in Berlin immediately after news of her return were made public…
(2023-09-15). Oppose all capitalist parties in the New Zealand election! Fight against war and for world socialism! Build the Socialist Equality Group! wsws.org This statement of the Socialist Equality Group explains the socialist perspective needed to unite the working class against the agenda of war and austerity shared by Labour, National and all the parliamentary parties.
(2023-09-14). Man tells of overseas fraud gang ordeal. ecns.cn A former academic researcher who was tricked into working for telecom fraud gangs in Myanmar more than a year ago has returned to China, according to a social media post from the man, who wrote that he hopes his story can provide a warning to others.
(2023-09-14). Shawn Fain orders vast majority of autoworkers to "keep working" if contract expires. wsws.org In a Facebook live event Wednesday evening, UAW President Shawn Fain said the Big Three have each rejected all the membership's most basic demands, but nevertheless ordered the vast majority of rank-and-file workers to stay at work and keep production going while only a select few plants go on strike.
(2023-09-14). Australian property developer Tim Gurner reveals the real face of capitalism. wsws.org Gurner said the unemployment rate must rise by 50 percent to hit the working class and change its "attitudes" and "arrogance" by bringing "pain" to the economy.
(2023-09-14). Public meeting: For an active boycott of Australian Labor's Voice referendum! wsws.org In the struggle to end the oppression of Aboriginal people, the critical issue is the development of an independent political movement of the working class, directed against the entire political establishment, its program of war and austerity, and the capitalist system itself.
(2023-09-14). UK's Birmingham council, largest local authority in Europe, declares effective bankruptcy. wsws.org According to reports, "at least 26" more councils could be in the same position, some "within months." Bradford, Devon, Guildford, Hastings, Kent and Southampton, with millions of people in these areas, have been identified as at risk.
(2023-09-14). Canadian Tire Fire #64: Fairy Creek Updates, Radical Pride, Migrant Prison Hunger Strike and #SearchTheLandfill Solidarity. itsgoingdown.org 
In August, wildfires continued to burn across Canada. By mid-August, the amount of land burnt by wildfires this season amounted to 15.3 million hectares, which is 10 times more than 2022. On August 18th, British Columbia declared a state of emergency in response to a fire near Kelowna, which required more than 35,000 people to…
(2023-09-14). Australian property developer Tim Gurner reveals the real face of capitalism. wsws.org Gurner said the unemployment rate must rise by 50 percent to hit the working class and change its "attitudes" and "arrogance" by bringing "pain" to the economy.
(2023-09-14). Public meeting: For an active boycott of Australian Labor's Voice referendum! wsws.org In the struggle to end the oppression of Aboriginal people, the critical issue is the development of an independent political movement of the working class, directed against the entire political establishment, its program of war and austerity, and the capitalist system itself.
(2023-09-14). UK's Birmingham council, largest local authority in Europe, declares effective bankruptcy. wsws.org According to reports, "at least 26" more councils could be in the same position, some "within months." Bradford, Devon, Guildford, Hastings, Kent and Southampton, with millions of people in these areas, have been identified as at risk.
(2023-09-14). Canadian Tire Fire #64: Fairy Creek Updates, Radical Pride, Migrant Prison Hunger Strike and #SearchTheLandfill Solidarity. itsgoingdown.org In August, wildfires continued to burn across Canada. By mid-August, the amount of land burnt by wildfires this season amounted to 15.3 million hectares, which is 10 times more than 2022. On August 18th, British Columbia declared a state of emergency in response to a fire near Kelowna, which required more than 35,000 people to…