Economic Blow Of The Coronavirus Hits America’s Already Stressed Farmers
Many farmers were struggling economically and psychologically even before coronavirus hit.
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Betsy Sweet: “In Maine, We Live the Climate Crisis Everyday”
Betsy Sweet, a Democratic primary candidate for the US Senate, explains why a progressive policy agenda is popular in Maine.
Read more...People and Jobs? Or Wealth? The Government Has To Decide Which To Prioritise, and There Is Only One Right Answer
Why landlords, banks, and pensions need to be sacrificed to save jobs and businesses from the ravages of coronavirus.
Read more...Some Communities Are Being Forced to Fight School Closures and Privatization in the Midst of the Pandemic
Citizens opposing a school restructuring plan in Minneapolis remind local officials: “The educational system actually belongs to us.”
Read more...In Quest of the May Day Strikes
A round-up of May Day strike coverage.
Read more...The False Dawn of Ending Coronavirus Lockdowns
It would be nice if relaxing the lockdowns would solve a problem, any problem….
Read more...Jesse Ventura Could Pose a Greater Threat Than Biden or the Democrats Believe
How Jesse Ventura could upset the already wobbly Biden apple cart.
Read more...The Price of Meat
Meat and the rights of meatpackers have come to the fore.
Read more...Finance Capitalism vs Industrial Capitalism: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Are Destroying Us
Another Michael Hudson star turn on debt dynamics, this time focusing on the coronavirus bailouts are shoring up rentiers.
Read more...In a Slap in the Face to Progressives, Biden Appoints Larry Summers, a “Literal Architect of Neoliberalism,” to Economic Advisory Role
If you need proof that Biden doesn’t give a damn about oridinary people, his bringing Larry Summers in from political exile should convince you.
Read more...#COVID19 Lockdowns, the Reopen Protests, and Wage Labor
Pandemics and TINA.
Read more...Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton With Michael Hudson: US Coronavirus “Bailout” Is a $6 Trillion Scam
Michael Hudson explians why the coronavirus bailouts are even more of a gimmie to the rich than they look.
Read more...Coronavirus-Induced Food Supply Disruptions Hitting Farmers, Poor Consumers
Food scarcity is already starting to bite in the US and is likely to become a serious problem in much of the world.
Read more...Mitch McConnell to State Pension Funds: Drop Dead
Prominent Republicans are threatening to gore the public pension fund ox.
Read more...Inequality and the Coronavirus: Destroying American Society From the Top Down
Coronavirus is exposing the severity of inequality in the US, particulary limited access to health care and the health costs of poverty.
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