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April 1—Rent’s due: Struggling to pay when there are no jobs
April 1, 2020For millions of Americans, Wednesday is the first time the landlord is knocking on the door since the coronavirus outbreak turned the economy upside down.
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Coronavirus pandemic compounds food emergency for millions
April 1, 2020The reality faced by millions who struggle daily with hunger, homelessness, and lack of health care has become a reality for tens of millions more in the blink of an eye.
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Evidence mounts that Trump is squashing federal response to coronavirus
March 31, 2020Secret recording made at his meeting with governors exposes the president’s intention to follow the right-wing playbook of a minimal role for the federal government.
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Calif. governor bans evictions during pandemic; housing advocates say that’s not enough
March 31, 2020Newsom's order does not meet the task at hand; the last thing needed is a wave of evictions immediately after the emergency ends.
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Gig workers forced to strike over lack of coronavirus protection
March 30, 2020Upset by their companies’ refusal to protect them as they do vital jobs of delivering supplies during the coronavirus pandemic, gig economy workers, especially on the West Coast, were forced to strike March 30 against Instacart...
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