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Post-COVID Economy May Have More Robots, Fewer Jobs and Intensified Surveillance
Millions who lost their jobs will not be reabsorbed into the labor force as technology takes over their former tasks.
Trump Administration Sued for Denying Loans to Small Business Owners With Record
Civil rights groups argue “the criminal-record exclusions are inconsistent with the text and purpose of the CARES Act.”
Trump Adviser Complains Boost in Unemployment Benefits Is Too Generous
Economists have warned that ending the enhanced unemployment insurance would hamper economic recovery.
We Need a Green New Deal to Confront the Economic Crash and Climate Crisis
Our post-pandemic world needs not recovery but rebuilding with a vision of racial, environmental and climate justice.
Corporations Will Seize Opportunities to Profit From the Pandemic
In the months to come, we should be on the lookout for profiteering, and push to turn this into a moment for change.
Mounting Pressure Forces Starbucks to Roll Back Ban on Supporting BLM at Work
An internal memo had forbidden company employees from wearing apparel that supports the movement for Black Lives.
Congress Members Obtain COVID-19 Loans Through Small Business Program
Large corporations have received millions in loans while Black and Latino-owned businesses were shut out.
Worker Surveillance Is on the Rise, and Has Its Roots in Centuries of Racism
High-tech corporate monitoring of workers today stems from the legacy of tracking enslaved workers in the 18th century.
Police Violence in Minneapolis Affirms Why Cops Have No Place in Labor Movement
Already the labor movement has signaled growing impatience with the police and their so-called unions.
We Need a Universal Basic Income Now and After COVID-19
Such a policy would not only address suffering caused by COVID, but push back against the worst parts of capitalism.