(2020-05-25). Make a Resilient, Localized Food System Part of the Next Stimulus. counterpunch.org 
Consider the many problems in the meat industry. Workers ill with COVID caused temporary processing facility closures, putting our nation's meat supply in jeopardy. President Trump forced meatpacking plants to re-open by executive order, yet, further disruptions are likely. Roughly half of those plant workers are immigrants, living at or below the poverty line, forced to return to work, they are still at risk of getting sick.
(2020-05-25). Billionaire Wealth, U.S. Job Losses and Pandemic Profiteers. zcomm.org The number of U.S. citizens filing for unemployment increased to 38.6 million since March 18, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the same two months, the wealth of U.S. billionaires has surged $434 billion — an increase of 15 percent…
(2020-05-25). Study projects homelessness will rise 45% in just one year. zcomm.org "This is unprecedented. No one living has seen an increase of 10% of unemployment in a month," the researcher said…
(2020-05-23). Three states' unemployment rates at Great Depression levels. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Friday, May 22, the monthly report on state-level labor markets saw the – unemployment rate for three states – Nevada, Michigan and Hawai'i – all soar to more than 20%, levels unseen since the worst of the Great Depression of the 1930s. Actual job losses, reported by business, came to almost 20% between March and April in Vermont and New York, along with Hawai'i. | Since the survey for state-level unemployment rates was taken in mid-April, as many as 15 million more unemployment insurance claims have been filed with the states and with the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program set up by the C…
(2020-04-30). U.S. Organizations React to Global Military Spending Report. peaceaction.org Joint Statement: U.S. organizations react to global military spending report April 27, 2020 Our diverse group of 39 think-tanks, non-profits, faith-based organizations, and advocacy groups based in the United States find the exorbitant amount of money spent on militaries worldwide to be an irresponsible and harmful use of global wealth. The Global Military Expenditures Report …
(2020-05-25). History of San Francisco's LGBTQ Cultural Districts (webinar). indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2020-05-25). Challenges Facing LGBTQ+ Immigrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers (webinar). indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2020-05-24). Tenants in Properties Linked to Jared Kushner Fear Lift of Eviction Ban. truthout.org It was the day after April rent was officially due — April 6 — and Kevin Maddox was officially late. The week before, he had lost both of his jobs within a few days of each other. Both were at food-service warehouses. "My job is to get the food to the restaurants, and if no one's going to the restaurants, then I'm out of a job," Maddox said. So he filed for unemployment and now stood outside his small rental row house just beyond the Baltimore city line watching his young daughter as s…
(2020-05-23). As Americans lose their jobs, Senate gears up to give Israel A MINIMUM of $38 billion over 10 years. rt.com 
With the US economy reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed to give Israel a minimum of $3.8 billion in military aid per year. A full vote on the gift is expected soon. | The US unemployment rate now stands at 14.7 percent, the worst figure since records began. Nearly 39 million Americans have lost their jobs since the coronavirus reached US shores in late January, and the Congressional Budget Office warned on Tuesday that the US economy won't recover from its current contraction until after next year. Moreover, the federal government's financial reli…