coronavirus
Frank Stearns, Veterans for Peace leader and CPUSA activist, felled by coronavirus
July 7, 2020Frank L. Stearns, a long-time activist and leader in Veterans for Peace who worked in the national office of the Communist Party USA, died of COVID-19 on April 3, 2020.
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Sewing for justice: Connecticut Communist makes and distributes over 4,000 masks
July 6, 2020"What touched my heart most and keeps me motivated is knowing that I am helping people be courteous to others by wearing the masks," says Marcey Lynn Jones.
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Mexican labor lawyer Susana Prieto Terrazas arrested, raising USMCA enforcement doubts
July 6, 2020Prieto Terrazas led protests for better pay and coronavirus safety measures at plants. At the behest of factory owners, prosecutors sent police to arrest her.
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Coronavirus jackpot: Trump-connected lobbyists grab $10 billion of federal aid
July 6, 2020Trump pledged to “drain the swamp," but the lobbying industry has flourished, a trend that intensified with the $3.6 trillion in coronavirus stimulus.
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BLS jobs report shows U.S. employment crash continues
July 2, 2020Donald Trump’s happy talk today notwithstanding, the nation’s current depression, the employment crash caused by closures forced by the coronavirus pandemic, continues.
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