coronavirus
Nationwide uprising against racist police violence
June 1, 2020Coast to coast, mass protests take place against killing of George Floyd. The people, shaken by pandemic and depression-level joblessness, say “enough is enough!”
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Smithfield’s Farmer John food factory and others hit with COVID-19 in L.A.
June 1, 2020On Memorial Day, the Los Angeles Times reported that 153 Farmer John employees now test positive for COVID-19.
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Millions jobless, benefits hard to get – We need a federal unemployment system
May 29, 2020Unemployment under capitalism can happen to anyone. It is only fair to have the most humane and fair system in place.
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Trump declares COVID-19 vaccine war, but can he hold the world hostage?
May 28, 2020The U.S. and Britain were the only holdouts on the declaration that COVID-19 vaccines should be a public good, and not under exclusive patent rights.
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Official pandemic jobless claims pass 40 million
May 28, 2020More than 40 million people are now jobless thanks to closures resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
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