Detroit's bankruptcy plan demands the highest sacrifice from workers and residents. Rich creditors had to do much less.

It is another example of the general practice of crushing the non-rich. When they become desperate and act accordingly, the rich can demonize them as "scroungers" so as to justify crushing them further.

G20 thugs will arrest protesters for wearing masks even though a judge says they can't.

Through sleight of hand, Australia's plutocratic government has eliminated the goal that economic growth should be fair.

In the UK, obesity rates are linked to the number of of fast-food outlets in a neighborhood, and both tend to be high where poor people live.

This does not demonstrate what is the cause and what are its effects. For instance, it may be that poor people eat badly because they feel stressed, or that eating better requires time, money, kitchen equipment or access to broader range of ingredients, which they don't have.

The UN will try to hold US officials accountable for US torture practices.