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Data confirms what we already knew: Pandemic hit people of color harder
March 12, 2021“I think what we’re going to see once the dust settles is that the racial wealth gap has actually increased.”
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American Rescue Act: Government of, by, and for the people
March 9, 2021Biden’s $1.9 trillion package, about to become law, breathes life into the idea that government can be a good and necessary thing.
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Avalanche of progressive legislation on the move in the House
March 9, 2021Worker rights. The right to vote. Free and open elections. Controls on who can buy guns. And of course, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Act.
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Biden’s economic rescue plan advances, but minimum wage hike more uncertain
February 26, 2021Bernie Sanders is planning an end-run around Senate parliamentarian's ruling blocking the $15 minimum wage.
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It’s time to shorten the workday—and the workweek
February 25, 2021There's no reason other than private profit to maintain the five-day/eight-hour week.
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