coronavirus
Unemployment claims rise to 22 million; women workers hit hardest
April 16, 2020While women make up half of the private sector workforce, they filed 59% of the jobless claims—and that proportion may be low.
Read moreVietnam ships 450,000 protective suits for U.S. health care workers
April 16, 2020Vietnam’s socialist government has also sent more than half a million masks to European countries.
Read moreHospital suspends nurses after they refuse COVID-19 duties over lack of PPE
April 16, 2020They are among hundreds of doctors, nurses, and other health care workers across the country who say they’ve been asked to work without adequate protection.
Read moreSanders-sponsored forum advocates new worker-centered economy after COVID-19
April 16, 2020Thanks to the calamity caused by the coronavirus, people now understand they’re getting the crumbs—and that they have the power to change that.
Read moreAs pandemic rages, U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba are getting deadlier
April 16, 2020The withholding of ventilators recalls other episodes of terrorism inflicted on the Caribbean island.
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