Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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22 million jobless, Senate Republicans go home for Thanksgiving without passing aid
November 20, 2020The Democratic-run House tried twice to reinstate the $600 weekly checks with the Heroes Act, but Senate GOP leader McConnell killed it both times.
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National Nurses United readies new Medicare For All push
November 20, 2020Not only does the union face the moneyed opposition of the insurance and hospital lobbies, but it must overcome a “not-that” attitude from Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.
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Unions back attempt to block Trump’s return to spoils system
November 19, 2020If Trump were to ultimately succeed in pulling off an electoral coup and hold onto the presidency, this latest order would give him expanded power to purge anyone he saw as disloyal.
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Thousands protest Trump and DeJoy’s post office destruction
November 18, 2020Augmented by progressives, notably from the group Our Revolution, thousands of Postal Workers, other unionists, and their supporters turned out from coast to coast on Nov. 17 to campaign against Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s resumed...
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Coronavirus rages across the entire U.S., triggering new closures
November 18, 2020Even Trumpist virus-denying governors issue mask mandates governors.
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Newly revealed documents show Nixon, Kissinger plotted Allende overthrow from day one
November 17, 2020Almost from the very minute Salvador Allende took office in Chile in November 1970, Nixon and top U.S. officials were scared of his example and his impact—and determined to oust him.
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Robert Reich: Capitalism makes it hard to keep democracy going
November 17, 2020Former U.S. Labor Secretary says income inequality makes it very difficult to fix the economy.
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Union leaders to Biden, Harris: U.S. needs coronavirus, economic relief
November 17, 2020Biden, in talks with union and corporate leaders, agrees economic survival is tied to crushing the virus.
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