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Economy & Labor
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.
Facebook and Its Big Tech Cronies Are Upgrading Their Anti-Union Tools
Facebook is the latest big tech company to join Google and Amazon in creating spyware to snoop on employee organizing.
Minor League Teams Could Be Latest Casualties of COVID’s Disaster Capitalism
We may be looking at a dramatic and pro-corporate restructuring of baseball as an industry.
Despite Job Gains in June, Recovery Will Slow Without Congressional Action
We are still very far from a situation that is anything close to normal.
Housing Activists Unite to Fight Mass Evictions and Defund Police
Calling for rent cancellation, housing activists are preparing to face off with cops evicting Black and Brown renters.
Whole Foods Is Quietly Telling Workers Not to Show Black Lives Matter Support
Whole Foods workers are reportedly being sent home for wearing masks with the words or symbols of Black Lives Matter.
It’s Time to Nationalize the Fossil Fuel Industry
We must institute public ownership of the fossil fuel industry to avert catastrophe, says economist Robert Pollin.
Uber Drivers Protest Outside CEO’s Home to Demand Labor Protections
Uber has spent millions in efforts to avoid paying unemployment and other worker benefits.
Wendy’s Chairman and Top Owner Is Trump Donor, Fundraiser and Friend
The Twitter campaign that scrutinized Wendy’s ties to Trump wasn’t wrong -- it just missed the other big Trump donor.