On Tuesday, September 21st, the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) kicked off in New York City, culminating with the first day of the high-level General Debate. Last year, in 2020, no world leaders came to the U.N. amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Back then, addresses from leaders were pre-recorded and only a handful of resident ambassadors spoke. This year, however, more than 100 world leaders decided to appear in person in the General Assembly hall, discussing pressing issues such as COVID-19 and the threat of renewed war, among others. The ongoing climate crisis, however, was top on the list, given the urgent state of the environment.

Sojourner Truth Radio: September 22, 2021 – UNGA, Biden’s Economy, California Stimulus

Today on Sojourner Truth:

President Biden and other world leaders descend on the United Nations for the annual general assembly meeting. Focused areas include COVID-19, the environmental crisis, and growing income inequality worldwide. What has emerged from presentations by heads of state so far? Our guest is Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History & African-American Studies at the University of Houston.

The Democrats’ economic agenda is hanging by a thread in Congress, as there is push-back against the cost of President Biden’s care economy proposals. The Republicans threaten to not lift the debt ceiling, therefore threatening the entire Biden proposal. What’s going on? We get an update from economist Max Wolff, a Founding Partner at Multivariate, which provides capital markets access and data science solutions to growth companies and institutional investors.

Who is not getting the $600 California stimulus check? Our guest is Sherriel Weithers, a previous intern for the Sojourner Truth team, as well as a volunteer who works with at-risk teens and fights for the rights of others.