by Tom Conway | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Featured, Future of Work
At the start of each shift, Eric Jarvis takes a handful of anti-bacterial wipes and sanitizes the equipment he uses at the Packaging Corp. of America mill in Valdosta, Ga. He worries about getting the coronavirus every time he leaves for work, but knows the nation...
by Tom Conway | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog, COVID-19, Economy, Featured, Future of Work
American Roots workers making masks for COVID-19 frontline caregivers. Photo credit: American Roots / USW / cc. Health care workers continue to put their lives on the line, caring for patients despite critical shortages of the safety gear they need to protect...
by Larry Stafford | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, Democracy, Economy, Featured
Throughout my life, I’ve wrestled with various forms of anxiety. Particularly as a child, I remember holding a deep, looming sense of dread about a coming apocalypse. I remember trembling in fear during thunderstorms, as I’d hear the sky roar and watch dark clouds...
by Thom Hartmann | Mar 27, 2020 | Blog, Democracy, Economy, Featured
Photo credit: National Archives / Wikimedia / cc The coronavirus crisis has turned the fact that we don’t make anything in America anymore from a topic for philosophical and political debate into a crisis in our hospitals causing people to die and endangering our...
by Nancy Altman | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Featured
Donald Trump’s proposal to cut the payroll contribution rate is a stealth attack on Social Security. Even if the proposal were to replace Social Security’s dedicated revenue with deficit-funded general revenue, the proposal would undermine this vital program. The...
by Tom Conway | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Featured, Future of Work
Photo credit: Alex Proimos / flickr / cc The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its worst loss since the 2008 financial crisis in a single day this week because of the coronavirus’ impact on global trade, leaving many Americans sick with worry. It’s not just a...
