coronavirus
Coronavirus reveals same contradictions as Great Depression: Will we learn this time?
June 5, 2020Products go to waste, while many go hungry. Millions unemployed, while Wall Street soars. Have we learned the lessons of the Great Depression?
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June 5, 2020A cartoon from Greg Kearney.
Read moreOne third of labor force now jobless as pandemic unemployment climbs
June 4, 2020Official jobless claims in this new great depression hit 42.65 million; real number estimated at 50 million or more.
Read moreNationwide uprising against racist police violence
June 1, 2020Coast to coast, mass protests take place against killing of George Floyd. The people, shaken by pandemic and depression-level joblessness, say “enough is enough!”
Read moreSmithfield’s Farmer John food factory and others hit with COVID-19 in L.A.
June 1, 2020On Memorial Day, the Los Angeles Times reported that 153 Farmer John employees now test positive for COVID-19.
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