Tag: Covid relief bill
Accountability is the start of true recovery
People’s Action welcomes these much-needed investments, and stands ready to defend our priorities and the communities that need recovery most.
House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with $15 minimum wage...
The bill includes a $15 minimum wage increase, an extension of unemployment insurance, survival checks, and $20 billion for a national vaccination program.
“Ball is now in the court of Senate Republicans”: GOP urged...
“House Democrats have again stepped up. Will McConnell and the White House ever do the same?”
Senate Republicans propose new ‘relief’ bill that ignores struggling Americans and...
“The pandemic is already widening social and economic divisions. Shielding corporations from accountability will endanger workers, consumers, and patients, and make the pandemic even worse.”
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‘Important victory’ for Florida higher ed: court upholds block on DeSantis censorship law
"This is an important step in preserving the truth, civil liberties, and a better future," said one state ACLU attorney.
Who’s in control of how we remember the Iraq War?
“All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.” --Viet Thanh Nguyen
Global freshwater demand will exceed supply 40% by 2030, experts warn
“The scientific evidence is that we have a water crisis. We are misusing water, polluting water, and changing the whole global hydrological cycle, through what we are doing to the climate. It’s a triple crisis.”
Michigan opens the door to restoring union power
For the first time in nearly 60 years, a state is poised to reverse its “right to work” law and begin to undo the damage of a corporate-driven anti-union trend.
Two questions about Trump and Republicans that stump progressives
At a time when the country is tearing itself apart, when progressives and conservatives each see the other as immoral and un-American, we must begin to understand why this is happening.