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News & Views | 4/29/20
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'Pathetic': Trump Says No to Additional Covid-19 Stimulus Checks, Backs Cutting Tax That Funds Social Security Instead
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Cutting payroll taxes does nothing to help seniors or the millions of
people who just lost their jobs. It does, however, defund Social
Security and Medicare—which is why Trump is obsessed with the idea."
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News...
UN Labor Agency Warns 1.6 Billion Workers at Risk of Having Their 'Livelihoods Destroyed' by Pandemic
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The United Nations labor agency warned Wednesday that "1.6 billion
workers in the informal economy—that is nearly half of the global
workforce—stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods
destroyed" by the worldwide economic crisis created by the coronavirus
pandemic.
Trump Labor Department Says It May Actively Defend Meatpacking Companies Over Workers in Covid-19 Lawsuits
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We have a president forcing hazardous meat plants to reopen,
threatening workers' health. We have a Labor Department siding with
corporations over workers' safety. Disgusting."
Workers Gear Up for Major May Day Strike in Pushback Against Unsafe Conditions Amid Pandemic
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
One organizer explained that the goal is to "push back with large
numbers against the right-wing groups that want to risk our lives by
reopening the economy."
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Millions of Pigs and Chickens in US Factory Farms Face Cruel Deaths as Covid-19 Sparks Mass Cullings
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Plants that don't treat animals well often don't treat workers well."
Poll Shows Tens of Millions of Americans Would Avoid Covid-19 Treatment Over Cost Fears
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A country that puts people in this situation is not a country upholding
its responsibility to its citizens."
As Covid-19 Deaths Mount in Retail, Walmart Workers Take Matters Into Own Hands With Contact-Tracing Plan
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We can't wait for more half-measures—we're taking matters into our own
hands to get the information we deserve to know."
'Unscrupulous' Tech Company Rebuked for Pushing Facial Recognition Tool for Authorities to Track Coronavirus
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Absolutely the fuck not."
100+ Economists Push Pelosi to Urgently Boost Relief for Workers, Stem Massive Surge in Unemployment
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a pair of letters Wednesday, more than 100 economists urged
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to increase relief for workers
affected by the coronavirus pandemic by making "substantial
improvements" to the federal short-time compensation program and passing
Rep. Pramila Jayapal's Paycheck Guarantee Act.
"Only in Trump's America": Despite Covid-19, Employees in Texas and Iowa Told to Get Back to Work or Lose Unemployment Benefits
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I feel like either I'm going to lose my business and everything I
worked for, or I'm going to get sick."
'Owes an Apology to Every Essential Worker': Pence Under Fire for Refusing to Wear Face Mask at Mayo Clinic
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"When I warned everyone in February that Pence doesn't believe in
science and shouldn't be in charge of Covid response, I meant it," said
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp: Stupid or Pseudostupid?
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by Wendy Jacobson
The elevation of pseudostupidity and disavowal of its consequences is a
Trump characteristic his followers celebrate as a strength, not a
failing. This endangers us all.
'Coronavirus Capitalism' Is Coming for Public Schools
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by Dora Taylor
Amid the pandemic, superintendents are gaining the power to sell out
public education for private gain.
A Death Sentence for Meatpackers
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by Jill Richardson
Meatpackers are contracting COVID-19 and dying. Trump is requiring them
to work—and shielding their employers from liability.
Why the Madman in the White House Wants to Kill the Post Office Amid a Pandemic
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by Jim Hightower
The entire public system—including our beloeved U.S. Postal Service—is
now under direct attack by an outbreak of Trumpista vitriolitus, an
inexplicable form of personal animosity emanating from the White House.
The Remotes, the Essentials, the Unpaid, and the Forgotten: Covid-19 Exposes Our Class Divide
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by Robert Reich
Of course this economic crisis triggered by the pandemic is not hitting
people all the same.
How Many Deaths Can We Live With?
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by Pierre Tristam
A prolonged economic crisis on the scale of a great depression will
tally up its own body count, and may damage the country's fabric in ways
we cannot imagine.
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Newswire...
Suit Against EPA'S Elimination Of Clean Water Protections
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New Data Reveals Scope of Meatpacking Industry Workers Impacted by Continued Plant Operations
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