Oxfam: COVID-19, inequality, rising food prices driving severe poverty and other stories
Today we look at an Oxfam report on global extreme poverty rates, rising deaths among unhoused people across the US, and more
Unhoused people face uncertainty as officials raze makeshift shelters and other stories
Today we look at the clearing of homeless encampments in New York City, US; the ceasefire declared by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen; and more
Social movements mobilize in defense of voting rights in the US
Progressive movements have been mobilizing since early July to demand protections to voting rights and a minimum wage increase
Mobilizations force Biden to enact new eviction ban
The new eviction moratorium was put in place amid protests at the federal capital led by progressive legislator Cori Bush, along with various social movements in the US
Millions threatened with evictions in the US, who is to blame?
Millions of tenants across the United States are at risk of being evicted over the next two months, as the 11-month long eviction ban by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) expired on July 31
After mass resistance, NYC Mayor halts moving homeless out of Upper West Side
The homeless in NYC’s Upper West Side (UWS) were being forced out of their accommodations because of the thinly veiled class hatred of the residents of the area
Kenia Alcocer: “People are choosing between paying their rent or staying alive”
Kenia also talks about the resilience of migrant communities amid the pandemic despite being some of the most impacted.
Across US, the people demand “Cancel the Rents”
According to reports, around 31 percent of the workers were unable to pay their rent on April 1.






