Tag: working class
Another blow to working people during the pandemic: States snatching back...
During the pandemic, states are continuing to deduct money from tax refunds to collect delinquent debts, burdening those who have suffered the most from the COVID-19 recession.
In blow to GOP narrative, Missouri cut to jobless benefits not...
“It’s almost as if the pandemic unemployment benefits weren’t the issue.”
‘Biggest risk’ for Democrats on minimum wage, says top Sanders aide,...
With the White House and legislative branch under their control, says Warren Gunnels, Democrats “must win” fight on behalf of working people.
Tax the rich and divert billions from NYPD budget to fund...
“The working class and the middle class and the poor are getting shafted.”
Sanders threatens to demand stronger conditions on $500 billion ‘corporate welfare...
“It would be an outrage to prevent working-class Americans to receive the emergency unemployment assistance included in this legislation.”
Michael Moore on Trump, 2020 & why “the old, angry white...
Moore, who supports Bernie Sanders, said Democrats can win if they focus on these voters and on bold proposals like Medicare for All.
How liberals left the white working class behind
White working-class anger has been simmering for decades, due to globalization, wage stagnation, and the myth of meritocracy.
‘Big attack on working people:’ Trump moves to redefine poverty in...
"A novel way to take health care etc. away from people AND make it look like there are fewer poor people – change the formula."
Donald Trump has betrayed the working class.
He still claims he’s on their side. That’s one of his biggest lies of all.
White supremacy in the age of Trump
Never forget that this country has a long history of upper-class whites using racism to their advantage.
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Hype about Democrats passing the torch: Don’t get fooled again
While Pelosi quickly endorsed Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to replace her as leader, an overall closer look reveals a problematic record.
Blessings and curses of a losing Trump finale: A boon to Democrats could hurt...
It’s not clear whether benighted, garden-variety Republicanism (or Democratism) is a better stimulant for Progressive politics vs. another vapid, sensationalized, chaotic Trump circus stunt.
As corporations enjoy record-high profits, experts urge Congress to ‘rein them in’
"Instead of raising interest rates and slowing the economy toward a recession, Congress and Biden should be taking aim at corporate price gouging."
Populist climate action requires thinking about freedom from specific oppressors—not just species survival
The climate crisis is a form of oppression by a wealthy few.
San Francisco approves police deployment of potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots
“Robots will only be used as a deadly force option when [the] risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD.”