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Economy & Labor
Organizing Against Police Unions Has Invigorated Hollywood’s Labor Movement
The push to expel law enforcement from the movement has grown quickly in the rank-and-file.
Raising Corporate Taxes Could Help Cities Facing COVID-19 Budget Crises
Local policymakers are facing pressure to make painful spending cuts, when they could be raising taxes on the wealthy.
Public Sector’s Right to Strike Is Left Behind in Biden-Bernie Task Force
Progress towards radical reforms is made outside, not inside, of the rooms where the power players huddle.
Number of Food Insecure Households With Children Doubled From Pre-COVID Levels
Over one-quarter of households with children reported food insecurity in recent weeks.
Airline Industries Laid Off Workers, Then Got Money Meant to Prevent Layoffs
Several airline companies cut their workforces despite receiving $338 million from the CARES Act for payroll support.
Sanders: “Richest 1 Percent Is Responsible for 70 Percent of All Unpaid Taxes”
An estimated $381 billion per year revenue shortfall follows a sharp decline in enforcement against tax evasion.
Hate Groups Rake In PPP Loans as Racial Justice Movement Expands
Several hate groups have been granted up to seven-figure loans by the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program.
Jared Kushner, Trump’s Golf Buddy and McConnell’s In-Laws Cashed In on PPP Loans
Several companies with close ties to Trump and lawmakers, including vocal fiscal conservatives, received loans.
New House Bill Would Tax Wall Street Windfalls to Guarantee Good Jobs
Sponsored by Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Workforce Promotion and Access Act would ensure jobs that pay at least $15 per hour.
Sanders Calls on “Do-Nothing” Senate to Pass Sweeping COVID Stimulus Legislation
Sanders urged the Senate to approve relief that includes $2,000 monthly checks, rent cancellation and expanded Medicare.