(2024-10-23). Why are young working-class men more 'conservative'? nationofchange.org It's not just about women's increasing power and independence—it's about capitalism failing us all.
(2024-10-23). CADTM International Council | Day 1 | The polycrisis of capitalism. cadtm.org
(2024-10-23). Cuban and Chinese Communists hold meeting in Havana. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Organization Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Roberto Morales, and head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Li Shulei, inaugurated here today the 6th Theoretical Seminar on both political groups.
(2024-10-23). The World Bank mired in contradictions about poverty. cadtm.org
(2024-10-23). Measuring global poverty. cadtm.org
(2024-10-23). Cash is King: Why Cash is the Best Tool to End Poverty. otherwords.org My mom's the hardest working person I know. She had a stable job and benefits, but that didn't save us from homelessness. | For years, we bounced between shelters, churches, motel rooms, and apartments. Benefits programs helped us make ends meet, as they do for tens of millions of Americans. But I can't help imagining how different my childhood would've been if my mom simply had access to more cash. | Most benefits programs provide one kind of aid and require you to jump through hoops to get it. For example, the Housing Choice Voucher Program (or "Section 8") pays landlords to house low-income tenants who can't o…
(2024-10-23). UNDP and UNESCWA Warn of Soaring Poverty in Palestine Amid Conflict. devdiscourse.com A new assessment launched today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) forecasts a staggering increase in poverty in the State of Palestine, predicting that 74.3% of the population will live in poverty by 2024, impacting approximately 4.1 million individuals, including 2.61 million newly impoverished people.