Economics
Movement grows against Trump’s looting of taxpayers
June 12, 2020Mnuchin vows to keep secret who got the last $500 billion while McConnell schemes to loot taxpayers again in the next stimulus bill.
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Coronavirus reveals same contradictions as Great Depression: Will we learn this time?
June 5, 2020Products go to waste, while many go hungry. Millions unemployed, while Wall Street soars. Have we learned the lessons of the Great Depression?
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Welcome to Trumpville
June 5, 2020A cartoon from Greg Kearney.
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One third of labor force now jobless as pandemic unemployment climbs
June 4, 2020Official jobless claims in this new great depression hit 42.65 million; real number estimated at 50 million or more.
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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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