Economics
Kansas retail worker: I got COVID-19 at work; I won’t be the last
July 14, 2020Essential workers aren’t being treated like our lives are essential at all.
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Cleveland City Council calls for end of U.S. blockade against Cuba
July 14, 2020Cleveland joins a dozen cities and two states which have passed such resolutions. Efforts to do the same are underway in New York, Chicago, and elsewhere.
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Trump in ‘free trade’ talks with Brazilian right-wing authoritarian President Bolsonaro
July 8, 2020The talks may have hit a medical snag: Bolsonaro, who like Trump has actively sabotaged coronavirus response efforts, just tested positive for COVID-19.
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COVID-19 death march: India’s migrant workers head home, heralding virus surge
June 26, 2020With infection spreading and a rising death toll, they would rather go home and die among their own than starve in the far-off places where they've struggled to eke out a living.
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Lack of accessible child care could cripple families and economic recovery
June 25, 2020Congress is spending trillions to keep businesses afloat. Are families less important?
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