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Employers Require Liability Waivers as Conflict Mounts Over Workplace Safety
Nearly 50 COVID-related lawsuits have been filed relating to conditions of employment.
Memo Warns GOP Unemployment Benefit Formula Would Take Months to Implement
“The damage from a lapse in unemployment benefits will radiate throughout the economy,” tweeted Rep. Don Beyer.
White House Privately Warned 11 Cities to Take “Aggressive” Action Against COVID
The call was yet another warning about the seriousness of the outbreaks given to local officials but not the public.
Housing Activists in Philly Launch Major Takeover of Abandoned Public Buildings
Single mothers and their children have started perhaps the most significant housing takeover in the country.
Senate GOP Slammed for Allowing Eviction Moratorium to Expire
Millions of households across the country are at risk for losing their homes in the midst of the ongoing pandemic.
Trump Admin Faces Lawsuit Opposing Exclusion of Undocumented People From Census
Immigrant rights groups said the administration is trying to “suppress the count and rig the census for partisan gain.”
Robert E. Lee High School in Virginia Renamed to Honor John Lewis
Renaming the school to honor Lewis “will serve as an inspiration to our students,” one board member said.
AOC Refuses to Accept Rep. Yoho’s Pathetic Excuses for His Verbal Assault
Ocasio-Cortez's response came after Yoho offered a non-apology from the House floor without even mentioning her name.
Fascism Expert Warns Trump’s Deployment of Feds Could Suppress Election Turnout
Yale professor Jason Stanley says federal agents intimidating voters is something “we have to worry about.”
Trump Cancels GOP Convention While Urging Schools to Reopen
The push to reopen has been denounced by education advocates as an attempt to weaken the public education system.