minister tells poor people to buy value brands and get a job
[ad_1] Support us and go ad-free The government wheeled-out minister George Eustice to do the breakfast TV rounds on Wednesday 4 May – and his appearances underscored the class war…
A Poor People’s Pandemic: Report Reveals Poor Died from COVID at Twice the Rate of Wealthy in U.S.
[ad_1] The newly released “Poor People’s Pandemic Report” shows poor people died from COVID at twice the rate of wealthy Americans and that people of color were more likely to…
Poor in El Salvador Face Brunt of Crackdown on Gang Violence as Gov’t Suspends Rights, Arrests 6,000+
[ad_1] We go to El Salvador for an update on how the government under President Nayib Bukele has arrested over 6,000 people since a 30-day state of emergency was imposed…
Energy price rises are little more than open class war against poor people
[ad_1] Support us and go ad-free 1 April saw energy companies hike their prices by 54% while the government stood by and watched. However, a think tank’s analysis has helped…
“There Must Be a Moral Shift”: Bishop Barber Calls on Democrats to Pass Voting Rights, Protect Poor
[ad_1] Senate Democratic leadership insists they will debate two critical voting rights bills even though Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have publicly denounced their party’s plan to make…
Glasgow Pact Slammed for Betraying the Global Poor Who Suffer Most from the Climate Emergency
[ad_1] This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Climate Countdown. The U.N. climate summit ended Saturday as close to 200…
Vaccine Inequity: Meet the Doctor Refusing a Booster as Rich Nations Get 16x More Doses Than Poor
[ad_1] Wealthy nations have received over 16 times more COVID-19 vaccines per person than poorer nations dependent on the COVAX program backed by the Word Health Organization, according to a…
A Plea for Help from New Orleans: Curfew & Cops Are Not Aid for the Poor After Ida, Says Malik Rahim
[ad_1] This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: The death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, that led to flash floods…
“There Just Isn’t Enough Supply”: Vaccine Gap Between Rich & Poor Countries Fuels Indonesia’s COVID Crisis
[ad_1] As the World Health Organization warns over 100 million more people will be infected with COVID-19 by early next year as the Delta variant continues to rapidly spread, we…
“First World White Privilege”: Indian Journalist Slams U.S. Anti-Vaxxers as World’s Poor Lack Access
[ad_1] This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: The World Health Organization is warning over 100 million more people will be infected…