Business Lobby Created "Labor Shortage" Myth That GOP Used to Slash Benefits
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-19
Earlier this month, the Department of Labor released a less-than-stellar jobs report that sent politicians, economists and leaders in corporate America scrambling for answers. That report details an approximate 71% drop in job growth paired with a slight hike in unemployment, falling far below analyst expectations of a month-over-month boom. This prompt…
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California Trial of Universal Basic Income Inspires More Cities to Follow Suit
Robert R. Raymond | zcomm.org | 2021-05-19
There are currently around 30 guaranteed income pilots either taking place or being planned all across the country…
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GOP States Spurn Unemployment Funding to Force Workers Back Into Low-Paying Jobs
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-18
As the pandemic raged in 2020, tens of millions of U.S. families were kept economically afloat by expanded unemployment benefits — which lasted longer, were of higher value, and were accessible by more categories of workers (in particular freelancers or independent contractors) than was the case in non-pandemic moments. | In the first terrifying days of the pandemic and the accompanying public health-informed shutd…
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How America Went From Mom-and-Pop Capitalism to Techno-Feudalism
Moderator | scheerpost.com | 2021-05-18
Daniel Oberhaus / CC BY 2.0] By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost In a matter of decades, the United States has gone from a somewhat benign form of capitalism to a neo-feudal form that has created an ever-widening gap in wealth and power. In his 2013 bestseller Capital in the 21st Century, French economist Thomas Piketty declared that "the level of inequality in the US is probably higher than… | Source…
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