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Trump administration kills CDC reopening guidelines, pushes responsibility onto states
May 7, 2020This approach matches Trump’s clai he isn’t responsible for the country’s lackluster testing efforts and his description of the federal government as a “supplier of last resort" for states.
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California sues Uber, Lyft: Treat your drivers like employees!
May 7, 2020Companies’ refusal to provide basic protective equipment to all workers “underscores the grim reality” of the gig economy in which the giant companies use a predatory business model to cheat employees out of basic protections.
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Amazon workers on May Day: Protect us from this virus
May 7, 2020They called it Essential Workers Day, a good name for May Day this year in recognition of their work during the pandemic.
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CPUSA launches Spring Fund Appeal: “Building for a better world”
May 6, 2020NEW YORK—“Millions are standing up for universal health care and basic safety on the job. Millions are demanding necessities like food, housing, and unemployment insurance, and defending democracy,” said Communist Party USA co-chair Rossana Cambron at...
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Consolation and empathy in a time of plague: Some helpful readings
May 6, 2020Grief and sadness are exponentially multiplied by isolation. There is no Consoler in Chief.
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