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
People’s Summit to highlight inequality in face of Biden’s Summit of the Americas
A diverse coalition of US-based organizations is organizing an alternative to the OAS summit, shedding light on inequality and imperialism
Gabriel Boric takes office as Chile’s new president
The inauguration of the progressive Gabriel Boric marks the beginning of a new era of social justice in Chile
How can we solve inequality?
Oxfam’s latest report on global inequality has highlighted some alarming statistics on how wealth distribution has worsened during the pandemic.
Rising inequality a form of economic violence by governments, says Oxfam report
The report claims that misplaced government policies have resulted in rising inequality, with the wealth of the top 10 richest men doubling during the pandemic between March 2020 and November 2021 when the incomes of 99% of the world’s population have suffered
Gabriel Boric’s victory in Chile’s presidential run-off hailed across the globe
Political leaders from across the globe hailed the victory of Gabriel Boric of the left-wing Approve Dignity coalition in Chile’s presidential elections. Boric won the presidency with 55.87% of the votes
UK Higher Education workers strike for fair pay, working conditions and other stories
Today we look at the UCU strike across 58 UK universities over pay and conditions, the re-imposition of the Remain in Mexico migrant policy by the US, and more
Latin America and the Caribbean is the region where hunger has grown the most in the world, says the UN
Food insecurity affects 4 out of 10 people in the region and hunger is a reality for 59.7 million
The Pandemic Treaty Proposal expands global health inequities
The World Health Assembly Special Session in November will be considering the benefits of developing a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and response. Rich countries are using the opportunity to sideline discussions on equity in public health
Our future vs. neoliberalism
In country after country around the world, people are rising up to challenge entrenched, failing neoliberal political and economic systems, with mixed but sometimes promising results.
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
The long shadow of hunger in India
From tribal communities in the forests to daily wage workers in the metros, hunger afflicted millions of Indians throughout the last year. Meanwhile, the central government had massive stocks of grain
- First commercial flight in last six years takes off from Yemen’s Sanaa airport
- Cuba describes easing of US sanctions as “a limited step in the right direction”
- Communists demand ouster of US military and NATO from Turkey
- Women in Croatia say enough to conservative obstruction of right to abortion
- Belgian workers demand scrapping of Wage Margin Act of 1996
