coronavirus
BLS: Pandemic’s job hit continues, as new aid claims rise 14.55%
February 11, 2021Rising joblessness underscores the need for passage of the massive rescue package proposed by Biden.
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House panel probes meatpackers’ refusal to protect workers from virus
February 10, 2021Action shows the seriousness with which the new administration is treating worker safety.
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New variants raise concern about COVID-19 virus reinfections
February 9, 2021“It’s an incentive to do what we have been saying all along: to vaccinate as many people as we can and to do so as quickly as we can."
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Oxfam report: Coronavirus pandemic ‘bared brutal, unequal and unsustainable world’
February 8, 2021The report takes on the incredible wealth gap between the world's rich and poor.
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Sports team billionaires are the big pandemic winners
February 8, 2021The assets of Charles Johnson, the controversial chief owner of the San Francisco Giants, increased by $815 million during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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