Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Trump Treasury tells banks they can seize your $1,200 check
April 15, 2020Got plans for that $1,200 federal check you’re going to get from the $2.2 trillion economic stimulus law? Think again.
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Progressive lawmakers say pandemic underlines need for Workers’ Bill of Rights
April 14, 2020“We must invest billions, not millions in our workers and workforce system."
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Workers are essential, bosses are not
April 14, 2020Who's essential, and who isn't?
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GOP digs in against more economic aid for people, hospitals, states
April 13, 2020Republicans also sabotage congressional oversight by refusing to name GOP members to mandated panel.
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Unions back U.S. Postal Service’s $75B pandemic appeal, oppose right-wing privatization plans
April 13, 2020Trump's right-wing backers want to privatize the agency and rip up USPS’s collective bargaining agreements with the unions, which represent 630,000 workers.
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Under pressure, feds reverse decision to close coronavirus testing sites
April 10, 2020Under pressure from Pennsylvania lawmakers and a report on National Public Radio, the GOP Trump government’s Health and Human Services Department abruptly reversed a ruling to cut off dollars to some 41 community coronavirus testing sites...
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CDC joins Wall Street push to weaken social distancing guidelines
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Nearly 17 million have lost their jobs, overwhelming state unemployment agencies
April 9, 2020While the government did not release data by race or ethnic group, the Economic Policy Institute warns people of color are suffering more.
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