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Is Black Lives Matter a tipping point on class inequality?
August 4, 2020On what basis do we assign different values to people’s lives?
Read moreSome 2.3 million more seek jobless benefits; 52 million since March
July 23, 2020A combined 2,345,946 people filed for state or federal jobless benefits in the week ending July 18, the Labor Department reported.
Read moreDespite Trump’s happy talk, 2.4 million more claim jobless benefits
July 16, 2020Another 2,432,380 people filed for unemployment insurance benefits last week, the Labor Department reported.
Read moreAs coronavirus rages, official jobless numbers near 33 million
July 9, 2020Daily U.S. infections higher than at any point in pandemic as 2.3 million more apply for unemployment benefits.
Read moreTrumka rips Senate GOP and its leader, McConnell
July 9, 2020AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has had it up to here with the U.S. Senate’s ruling Republicans and specifically with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
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