Politics
Progressive lawmakers push people first in coronavirus relief
April 20, 2020Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meanwhile, is pushing for a package that does nothing at all for workers.
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Trump’s anti-Chinese racist campaign strategy mobilizes right-wing extremists
April 20, 2020Because capitalism cannot operate without the labor-power of workers, the profits of the capitalist class are in danger. Therefore, the message is: Back to work.
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Ultra-rich benefit from big tax cut hidden in coronavirus stimulus law
April 17, 2020Adding together corporate tax breaks in the legislation, the Joint Committee on Taxation says they will cost the Treasury $195 billion over a decade, most of it this calendar year and next.
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Pelosi: Trump inaction on pandemic produced “unnecessary deaths and economic disaster”
April 16, 2020The future will be healthy and prosperous “only if we no longer tolerate lies and deceit."
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Sanders-sponsored forum advocates new worker-centered economy after COVID-19
April 16, 2020Thanks to the calamity caused by the coronavirus, people now understand they’re getting the crumbs—and that they have the power to change that.
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