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Mega-Rich Hedge Funds Swoop Down to Grab COVID-19 Small Business Relief Funds
Some hedge funds insist they are small businesses that could use a helping hand.
Minimum-Wage Workers Are Dying to Keep Everyone Else Alive. They Deserve More.
Low-wage workers are standing between our society and calamity. They deserve health care and a living wage now.
We Can’t Allow Trump to Use the Coronavirus Crisis to Attack the Postal Service
Postal workers are essential to our public health and integrity of our elections.
Auto Union Official Fired for Warning Fellow Workers About COVID-19
A union leader at a GM subsidiary plant in Michigan was fired for telling members that coworkers might have COVID-19.
Trump Admin Says Employers Don’t Have to Record Coronavirus Cases Among Workers
Public health experts and former Labor Department officials said the new rules are an absurd attack on worker safety.
Rich Owners of Medical Staffing Companies Who Cut Doctor Pay Now Want a Bailout
Private equity firms want billions in relief despite responding to COVID-19 with pay cuts, reduced hours and furloughs.
Coal Industry Seeks Cuts to Payments for Miners With Black Lung Amid Pandemic
Coal companies want Congress to slash a tax that finances a trust fund for coal miners with black lung disease.
Chomsky and Pollin: To Heal From COVID-19, We Must Imagine a Different World
Will the coronavirus crisis lead to a new way of organizing society?
Venture Capitalist Stuns CNBC by Saying We Should Let Hedge Funds Fail
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said the U.S. government should let hedge funds “get wiped out."
Trump May Push for New Task Force to Reopen Economy, Against Americans’ Wishes
There may be political motivations behind the president's goal to reopening the nation's economy.