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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What New Institutions Do We Need for an International Green New Deal To Be Feasible
From CommonDreamsAs part of the Geneva Lecture Series concepted and conducted by prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic, former Finance Minister of Greece, Professor Yanis Varoufakis centered his two-hour mesmerizing discussion on the pressing need for new international financial institutions in light of increasing inequality. Despite its intensification with the advent of … [Read more...] about What New Institutions Do We Need for an International Green New Deal To Be Feasible
The Covid Deal Is a Welcome Stopgap. Congressional Progressives Aim for Much More in 2021.
From CommonDreamsPublished on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 by Inequality.orgThe Covid Deal Is a Welcome Stopgap. Congressional Progressives Aim for Much More in 2021. The Progressive Caucus has unveiled a legislative agenda designed to meet the scale of the pandemic catastrophe and reduce our vulnerability to future crises.bySarah Anderson 0 CommentsAs the … [Read more...] about The Covid Deal Is a Welcome Stopgap. Congressional Progressives Aim for Much More in 2021.
Leaving Out Assange, Who Exposed US War Crimes, Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Jailed for Massacring Iraqi Civilians
From CommonDreamsPublished on Wednesday, December 23, 2020byCommon DreamsLeaving Out Assange, Who Exposed US War Crimes, Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Jailed for Massacring Iraqi Civilians "While U.S. Army contractors convicted of massacring civilians in Iraq are pardoned, the man who exposed such crimes against humanity, Julian Assange, rots in Britain's … [Read more...] about Leaving Out Assange, Who Exposed US War Crimes, Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Jailed for Massacring Iraqi Civilians
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