U.S.
Facial recognition technology riddled with racial bias; cities are fighting back
August 17, 2020Even before COVID-19 and the international protests against George Floyd’s murder, facial recognition technology was already in hot water over concerns related to race.
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Platform fight precedes Democratic convention
August 17, 2020While Trump runs scared, Democratic progressives battle resistance from party leaders to inclusion of Medicare-for-All in the platform.
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People’s World to co-sponsor Sunday town hall forum on unemployment crisis
August 14, 2020This Sunday, Aug. 16, at 8:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific. Register here.
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U.S. the world leader in both health and economic disaster
August 13, 2020Country suffers highest number of coronavirus infections and highest unemployment rate of any developed nation.
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Daily life in the fight for $15 and a union: Bettie Douglas
August 13, 2020Her McDonald's store had been visited by an organizer from Show Me $15 a few times, but everytime an organizer asked her to join, she would always reply: “Not right now; I need this job.”
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