This pandemic exposes the urgent need for a major transformation in how we think about and support care workers.
Economy & Labor
Decades of neoliberal policies have deeply eroded the notions of public good, social contracts and solidarity.
At Harlem Hospital Center, health care workers are expected to use one mask for five 12-hour shifts.
Meanwhile, most people have yet to receive the guaranteed $1,200 cash payments and expanded unemployment benefits.
Once this crisis has been “managed,” we’ll be set up for a larger one in an even more disparate world.
The stimulus checks are not enough to save lives or the economy; the future demands forgiveness of past debts.
The country’s most rich and powerful are hoarding their wealth at the expense of everyone else.
The bipartisan agreement for workers-first relief in the CARES Act could go off the rails.
Most sectors took a big hit in employment. Most concerning is a loss of 42,500 jobs in health care.
Millions of vulnerable people could fall through the cracks.