Tag: economic crisis
Bernie Sanders: Covid relief package is “totally inadequate” for “unprecedented” economic...
“This country faces the worst set of public health and economic crises that we have faced in over a hundred years.”
Screwing with the unemployment statistics
Time for a little truth about the economic crisis.
From the sectoral to the local: Re-imagining labor and the left...
While the unintended economic disaster now unfolding throughout the world is unprecedented, the progressive left must heed the lessons of disasters like Katrina, Maria and wars of aggression in places like Iraq to be ready to confront the potentially life and death struggles ahead.
Prominent economists ask government for substantial improvements to short-time compensation program...
“Congress has the power to protect ordinary workers during this public health and economic crisis.”
‘Nightmare scenario that everyone predicted’: As millions struggle to meet basic...
“I’d be interested in knowing what help Trump and Jared are extending to their tenants as they ask for help themselves.”
Neither pandemic nor economic collapse is going to be a short-lived...
Huge layoffs = major recession; Raging infections and deaths = major epidemic.
There’s a new crash coming
Skyrocketing debt, Wall Street deregulation, a fraying social safety net, and a diminished dollar could soon leave the United States looking like Greece.
The aftershocks of the economic collapse are still being felt
“…the political fallout of the global financial crisis is only just getting started. The real confrontation, it seems, is yet to come.”
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Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE: Mass firings, deregulation, and the erosion of federal protections
Critics argue that these plans will erode social safety nets, undermine public services, and disproportionately benefit corporate interests.