coronavirus
Republicans oppose the American Rescue Plan at their peril
February 23, 2021With Republicans scrambling to block emergency economic assistance to millions, the Democratic-led House of Representatives is moving quickly to approve the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) this week. The measure, which links the pandemic, economic...
Read moreConservative Democrat Joe Manchin playing a dangerous game
February 23, 2021In order to leverage the 50-50 split in the Senate and make himself a power broker, Manchin is endangering the entire Biden agenda.
Read moreUnions, Poor People’s Campaign press wage hike ahead of Congress vote
February 23, 2021One plant manager told a worker, "The minimum wage is our way of telling you that if we could pay you less, we would.”
Read moreHalf a million COVID dead: Trump death cult meets shock doctrine
February 22, 2021Today we are a nation of the walking wounded—those of us still above ground.
Read morePandemic’s 1-2 punch: Unemployment up, life expectancy down
February 19, 2021Spotlighting the modern-day plague’s impact on people of color, the report showed life expectancy for Black Americans dropped by 2.7 years on average, higher than for any other group.
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