How to Prepare for the Trump Recession
Stronger safety nets are not only good for individuals and families in need. They will also prevent the looming recession from becoming an even deeper and longer economic crisis. By: Robert Reich We need to […]
Category: USA
The Fury and the Folly: We Need a Vaccine to Stop Endless War
What if idealism were the essence of human politics, not its scapegoat? By: Robert C. Koehler A Georgian soldiers wearing protective masks stop a car at a checkpoint in Tbilisi on April 1, 2020 amid […]
Fighting for a Just COVID-19 Response
The coronavirus gives us the opportunity to declare in our political and medical decisions that we will not drape the cloak of invisibility over historically neglected victims of disaster. By: Derrick Z. Jackson Social distancing […]
‘Portrait of Disaster’: Initial Unemployment Claims in US Jump from 211,000 to 6.6 million in Just 3 Weeks
Given the incredible deterioration of the labor market in a matter of weeks, federal policymakers will absolutely need to come back and provide more desperately needed relief. By: Heidi Shierholz The chart shows that 9.9 […]
Digital surveillance to fight COVID-19 can only be justified if it respects human rights
More than 100 civil society groups sign joint statement setting out conditions that must be met before the use of surveillance technology to fight pandemic With governments across the world rapidly expanding the use of […]
Big Brother in the Age of Coronavirus: 100+ Groups Warn Against Exploiting Pandemic to Permanently Expand Surveillance State
“These are extraordinary times, but human rights law still applies.” By: Jessica Corbett, “Technology can play an important role in the global effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic; however, this does not give governments carte […]
‘Still Ahead of His Time’: New Video Details Bernie Sanders’ Prescient Warnings About Pandemic Threat and Need for Medicare for All
“Voters are watching in real time as Bernie Sanders’ platform—Medicare for All, a federal housing guarantee, paid leave for everyone, and much else—is looking more and more like a common-sense solution to huge problems.” by: […]
‘Government Needs to Step In’: Food Banks Across US Report Unprecedented Demand—and Shortages—as Coronavirus Pandemic Ravages
“We’re seeing people from every socio-economic level because the majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.” by: Julia Conley, Volunteers from City harvest distribute food in Harlem on March 28, 2020 in New York City. […]
‘Not Enough’: Trump Reversal on Coronavirus Relief Payments Still Leaves ‘Unacceptable’ Barrier for Millions
“They’re still requiring SSI recipients and veterans receiving pensions to file a tax return before receiving their coronavirus stimulus payments.” by: Jake Johnson, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin answers questions at a White House press briefing. […]
In Nation Without Medicare for All, 3.5 Million Workers May Have Lost Employer-Provided Insurance Over Last Two Weeks
“The COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the cruelty of tying health insurance coverage to employment.” by: Andrea Germanos, A new analysis estimates that 3.5 million workers lost their health insurance in the last two weeks because […]