Tag: bankruptcy

Christmas Day in the Workhouse

Whatever else changes Capitalism never does. Christmas Day in America, 1/7 Americans exist miserably on incomes that put them on hunger risk. Over 15 million American children rely on food banks for assistance. Food insecurity blights every single U.S county; more than 31 million American children live on incomes that qualify for subsidised lunches. Nearly 40 per cent of America’s homeless are under 18-years of age.

Greatest Population Movements since World War II

The question on everyone’s lips is, has a collective madness descended on the politically elite. In London and Madrid, elsewhere too, regimes close capital cities with a few hours’ notice. Unsurprisingly, millions flee from the metropolis and spread out in their countries. Not a single journalist has the spine to question such madness; indeed, the media seems to be part of the lunacy.

The Survivor’s Manual

As the lockdown is removed crisis payments by autocratic regimes will cease. However, the jobs lost will stay lost. As the government grapples with the challenge of an exit strategy from lockdown, many people are anxious about a looming financial cliff edge. What happens when the package of measures to support wages and reduce the burden of household bills comes to an end?