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House Dems to Revive Medicare for All Bill 1 Year After COVID Reached All States
Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell will introduce the Medicare for All Act of 2021 on March 17.
Owners of Hospital Conglomerate Made Billions as Health Care Workers Lacked PPE
The largest for-profit hospital conglomerate in the U.S. has made billions for its biggest shareholders during COVID.
Right-to-Work Laws Are Rooted in Racism. The PRO Act Would Strike Them Down.
The measure must now pass the Senate to break the stranglehold that Jim Crow-era laws have placed on workers' power.
The Stimulus Payments’ Big Delivery Snafus Need to Be Addressed — Now
The poorest households, which need the money the most, had significant problems getting their $1,200 and $600 payments.
DOJ Expects to Make At Least 100 Additional Charges Related to Capitol Attack
The additional charges are on top of the more than 300 already made by the department.
Bernie Sanders Calls Jeff Bezos to Testify Before Senate About Income Inequality
The hearing will feature testimony from a pro-union Amazon employee as Alabama Amazon workers vote on union formation.
Biden Condemns Racist Violence Against Asian Americans in Prime-Time Speech
Advocates say, however, that Biden’s empowerment of the Justice Department is not the answer to rising hate crimes.
GOP-Run States Saw Higher COVID Death Rates, Study Shows
Republican governors' partisan actions may have “influenced the spread of the virus,” one of the study's authors said.
USPS’s DeJoy Gives Himself an “A” and Asks for More Funds to Further Slow Mail
An inspector general found Postmaster General Louis DeJoy imposed policy changes without considering potential impacts.
Wealth Gained by Billionaires Amid COVID Could Pay for Two-Thirds of Relief Bill
The wealthiest 657 billionaires in the U.S. are $1.3 trillion richer than they were last March.