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Economy & Labor
Some of the Wealthiest Counties in the US Have Seen the Biggest Rise in Hunger
Need is growing in places of plenty.
Bernie Sanders Is on a Mission to Tax Billionaire CEOs
Sanders and Warren proposed a bill to raise taxes on corporations that pay CEOs 50 times what they pay average workers.
Republicans Are Looking for Ways to Sabotage Biden’s Stimulus
The relief bill may prove to be a campaign flash point in the upcoming Senate races.
Sanders Pitches Bill to Close Wide Pay Gap Between CEOs and the Average Worker
The legislation would hike taxes on large corporations that pay their CEOs over 50 times more than its median worker.
Amazon Is Hiring Aggressive Firms to Bust Union Efforts
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos declined Bernie Sanders’s invitation to a Senate Budget Committee hearing on inequality today.
Spain Plans to Begin Experimenting With a Four-Day Workweek
Employees would work 32 hours per week, with no reduction in pay.
Black Farmers Hail $5 Billion in COVID Relief to Redress Generations of Racism
John Boyd, a fourth-generation Black farmer, says the funds begin to address issues he has been fighting for 30 years.
Infrastructure Should Be the Great Economic Equalizer
The country is critically overdue for infrastructure development.
Biden to Push for Higher Taxes on Wealthy, Most Ambitious Plan Since Early 1990s
The proposals Biden is considering would increase federal revenues by around $2.1 trillion.
Congress Urged to Stop Debt Collectors From Snatching Relief Checks
Some people who received relief through the CARES Act had their money seized.