
Workers Need Paid Sick Leave ASAP
January 20, 2021 | Congress let mandatory paid leave end on Dec. 31. Lawmakers — and employers — need to restore them immediately.
January 20, 2021 | Congress let mandatory paid leave end on Dec. 31. Lawmakers — and employers — need to restore them immediately.
January 13, 2021 | Buried in last year’s COVID-19 relief deal is a provision to make taxpayers cover expensive corporate lunches.
December 22, 2020 | The COVID-19 relief bill will help, but much more needs to be done to combat the pandemic and make the country stronger in the face of future crises.
December 2, 2020 | The federal government owns 92 percent of all student debt owed in this country. Canceling it could provide a huge stimulus.
November 12, 2020 | People didn’t turn out in record numbers in a pandemic to vote for a return to normal.
October 28, 2020 | Low-income voters could decide this election. These neighborhood activists are working to make it happen.
October 14, 2020 | During the pandemic and recession, farmers are realizing they have more in common with immigrant meatpackers than agribusiness CEOs.
August 19, 2020 | In the face of a historic public outcry, the postmaster general has promised to stop sabotaging essential services — temporarily.