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Nebraska kosher meat packing plant leaves workers trayf—unclean—vs. coronavirus

November 25, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

It’s not just the workers who are unprotected; so is the community. The virus has spread in Hastings, as it has in other meatpacking-heavy cities in the Great Plains, to other residents.

‘Essential’ workers? Companies more interested in protecting profits than people

November 25, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

"80 million votes sent a message that we’ve had enough of Wall Street running our economy.”

Can’t pay, won’t pay: Building a debtor’s union in D.C.

November 23, 2020 By Jamal Rich

People's World interviews Wes Vanderburgh, an organizer from the newly established D.C. Chapter of the Debt Collective.

RCEP creates world’s largest free trade zone, but where does U.S. stand?

November 23, 2020 By Amiad Horowitz

Some worry about Chinese domination, while other critics lament the lack of provisions for environmental and labor protections.

Fearing turmoil, Wall Street ups pressure on Trump to quit

November 23, 2020 By C.J. Atkins

With the economy in meltdown under the weight of a mismanaged pandemic and with U.S. influence waning around the globe, Trump is facing an exodus of support from finance capital.