COVID-19: the poor people’s pandemic
The Poor People’s Pandemic Report takes a hard look at the intersections between COVID-19, poverty and race in the United States
Report: poor and marginalized especially hit by US COVID-19 death toll and other stories
Today we look at a report on COVID-19’s impact on existing disparities in the US, a hunger strike by imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, and more
Young Amazon workers on Staten Island rattle the halls of power
A closer look at the organizing efforts of the Amazon workers in Staten Island that made history by winning the first ever union in the US at the multi-billion dollar corporation
Striking Kroger workers in Colorado take on industry giant
Taking on a company in which the CEO makes 909x more than a worker, King Soopers workers vote nearly unanimously to strike
Crucial social spending bill in the US blocked by Democratic Party Senator Joe Manchin
Senator Joe Manchin went on Fox News last Sunday to announce that he “cannot vote” for the widely popular Build Back Better Act.
Workers at HelloFresh speak up against anti-union scare tactics and dangerous conditions
Workers at the world’s largest meal-kit delivery service are set to vote on unionizing at two US factories
People across the United States demand cancellation of rent
In cities and towns across the US people mobilized to demand the cancellation of rents and called on Congress to wipe out all rent and mortgage debt accumulated during the pandemic.
Hunger stalks the United States
The Unity and Survival Program of the Philadelphia Liberation Center provided essential food support to a struggling population as the pandemic wreaked havoc. Their success demonstrates that the problem of hunger haunting the United States can be solved with the right political will
Hurricane Ida makes landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Over one million customers have been left without power in the state of Louisiana following the passing of Hurricane Ida in the southeast of the US
US Supreme Court ends pandemic-related federal ban on evictions and other stories
Today we look at the lifting of a federal ban on evictions in the US, the Struggle for Life protest by Indigenous communities in Brazil, and more
Sheikh Jarrah families refuse deal with settlers, court defers ruling and other stories
Today we look at the Israeli Supreme Court hearing on the case of 4 families from Sheikh Jarrah, a referendum held in Mexico to decide if former presidents should be investigated, and more
US sets gold standards of selfishness on vaccine
Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the controversy over the US restrictions on sending raw materials for vaccines to India. He also analyzes what went wrong with India’s vaccine strategy
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
