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2022-01-05: News Headlines

Moderator (2022-01-04). 'Huge Increase' in Child Poverty Feared as Tax Credit Expires Amid Omicron Wave. scheerpost.com (Pixabay) | By Jake Johnson / The lapse of Democrats' expanded child tax credit program at the end of last month has progressive lawmakers and advocates vocally warning of a major spike in child poverty in the new year just as the Omicron variant wreaks havoc across the U.S., fueling a staggering ris…

Jake Johnson (2022-01-04). As Tax Credit Expires, "Huge Increase" in Child Poverty Feared Amid Omicron Wave. truthout.org The lapse of Democrats' expanded child tax credit program at the end of last month has progressive lawmakers and advocates vocally warning of a major spike in child poverty in the new year just as the Omicron variant wreaks havoc across the U.S., fueling a staggering rise in infections and hospitalizations. | While some

Commonwealth Club (2022-01-04). Tuesday 1/11: Inside Trump's Attempted Election Steal and the People Who Stopped It. indybay.org Online event…

Jake Johnson (2022-01-04). 'In 2022, let's tax the rich': 10 billionaires added $402 billion to their fortunes in 2021. nationofchange.org The world's 10 richest billionaires added roughly $402 billion to their collective wealth in 2021, a year marked by continued suffering and economic dislocation fueled by the global coronavirus pandemic. "Heading into 2022, the 10 wealthiest individuals in the world are all worth more than $100 billion," CNBC noted, citing the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which tracks and ranks the …

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