From JacobinPelosi Feels the Heat, but May Be Trying to Hedge Pelosi clearly feels the heat — she is suddenly pretending she’s always been ready to take Trump up on his offer to support $2,000 survival checks, even though prior to yesterday, she had never tried to triangulate Trump against … [Read more...] about We Need $2,000 and Real COVID-19 Relief
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At Chipotle, They Ignore the Rats and Punish the Workers
From JacobinAt Chipotle, Worker Mistreatment Is Standard Practice Worker mistreatment and unsanitary conditions are nothing new for Chipotle. The company has been at the center of several food-safety incidents in the past decade: a hepatitis outbreak in 2008, E. Coli and norovirus cases in 2015 … [Read more...] about At Chipotle, They Ignore the Rats and Punish the Workers
Joe Biden’s Love of Austerity Cut the Stimulus Bill in Half
From JacobinIf there is any consistent through line in Joe Biden’s long career, it is his commitment to the ideology of austerity. He has obsessively pushed for Social Security cuts for decades, and he is stocking his administration with deficit hawks — including today’s … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s Love of Austerity Cut the Stimulus Bill in Half
Leo Panitch (1945–2020)
From JacobinThe global left has suffered an irreparable loss with the passing of Leo Panitch this weekend. Leo had recently been diagnosed with multiple myelomas and had contracted coronavirus, which developed into viral pneumonia while in the hospital receiving … [Read more...] about Leo Panitch (1945–2020)
There’s No Solution to Big Tech Without Public Ownership of Tech Companies
From JacobinThe Ownership Alternative Historically, one of the common “solutions” to the problem of natural monopolies has been public utility regulation. And while the idea of classifying and regulating platforms and other Big Data–dependent corporations as public utilities is controversial, it … [Read more...] about There’s No Solution to Big Tech Without Public Ownership of Tech Companies