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New Yorkers Previously Excluded From COVID Payments Win $2.1 Billion Relief Fund
The fund provides $2.1 billion in relief for those who have been excluded from the federal stimulus packages.
Work Isn’t Fulfilling Because Capitalism Is a Death March
We live in a system that conditions us to celebrate each other for sacrificing ourselves to work.
Biden and the Democrats Are Getting Serious About Raising Corporate Taxes
Democrats want to raise taxes on multinational corporations to help fund Biden's infrastructure plan.
Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Employees, Labor Board Finds
The employees were outspoken about the company’s climate impacts and poor labor conditions during the pandemic.
Bessemer Workers Subsidize Amazon Through Local Tax. A Union Could Challenge It.
Alabama enticed Amazon to build the Bessemer facility by offering a subsidy financed by an income tax on residents.
Not Far From Bessemer, Over a Thousand Alabama Coal Miners Are on Strike
1,100 miners in Brookwood, Alabama, are on strike for a better contract and an end to unfair labor practices.
Economy Adds 916,000 Jobs in March, But Long-Term Unemployment Remains High
The strong productivity growth from last year seems to be continuing.
Biden May Be Exploring $50K Student Loan Cancellation, Hints His Chief of Staff
Democrats have pressured Biden to cancel $50,000 in student debt, though he has previously come out against the idea.
Without a Wealth Tax, COVID’s Legacy Will Be Acceleration of Inequality
The world's 2,365 billionaires have seen their collective fortunes grow by $4 trillion during the pandemic.
Descendants of FDR and His Cabinet Urge Biden to Embrace Public Jobs Program
An open letter urges Biden to embrace a “New Deal-scale” public jobs program to set the stage for an equitable recovery.