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Postal union leaders: Pandemic-driven mail decline emphasizes need for USPS aid
November 24, 2020Mail volumes are in freefall, but if Congress doesn't pass aid for the USPS, there might not be a post office around once the economy recovers.
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Coronavirus report from Brazil: Yanomami mothers beg for their babies’ bodies
November 24, 2020Three women are living a nightmare for which it will be necessary to invent a name.
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Poor People’s Campaign mourns COVID dead, demands immediate help for workers
November 24, 2020“People shouldn’t have to choose between going back to work and having a chance to live,” Rev. Liz Theoharis declared.
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Can’t pay, won’t pay: Building a debtor’s union in D.C.
November 23, 2020People's World interviews Wes Vanderburgh, an organizer from the newly established D.C. Chapter of the Debt Collective.
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RCEP creates world’s largest free trade zone, but where does U.S. stand?
November 23, 2020Some worry about Chinese domination, while other critics lament the lack of provisions for environmental and labor protections.
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