Economics
Will the Democrats’ HEROES stimulus bill rescue farmers?
May 22, 2020NSAC will continue to urge lawmakers to move beyond emergency response and into a new mode where direct payment programs and investment in existing USDA programs that move us towards greater sustainability, equity, and access in...
Read moreHow about guaranteed jobs for all?
May 21, 2020A cartoon from Greg Kearney.
Read moreUsing ‘economic recovery’ excuse, Trump trashes all federal rules and regulations
May 21, 2020His executive order has no limits, meaning agencies could scrap rules for minimum wages, overtime, job safety, clean air and water, financial misconduct, and more.
Read more‘Anti-lockdown protesters’ are nothing but strikebreakers
May 18, 2020There are two sides in this class battle over reopening the economy, and right-wing armed protesters are not on workers' side.
Read moreBack to work, or else: Trump administration tells states to pull unemployment benefits
May 15, 2020The Trump Labor Department is telling employers to report on workers who won't go back to unsafe workplaces - and telling states to yank their unemployment benefits.
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