The Trump Administration Allowed Aviation Companies to Take Bailout Funds and Lay Off Workers, Says House Report
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America’s Ultrawealthy Already Got Their V-Shaped Pandemic Recovery
Airline workers in Chicago call for Congress to pass a new coronavirus relief package.Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When America started going into pandemic lockdown back in March, the situation was scary and uncertain for rich and poor alike. The wealthy…
Trump Killed COVID Relief. The Decision Will Inflict Financial Hardship on Millions.
David T. Foster III/Zumapress For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Hours after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that more stimulus is necessary to help the economy recover from the coronavirus and avoid “unnecessary hardship for households and businesses,” President Donald Trump made clear…
Trump Holds Press Conference to Celebrate Massive Unemployment Rate
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The latest jobs report is out—and with 4.8 million jobs added to the economy last month and unemployment falling to 11.1 percent, it’s far better than most economists had expected. It’s encouraging news, to be sure, but joblessness remains higher…
America’s Child Care System Is in Crisis. Joe Biden Will Soon Release a Plan to Fix It.
Vice President Joe Biden greets family members of Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) during swearing-in ceremony in Washington on January 3, 2016.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Joe Biden is planning to unveil a comprehensive child care proposal in the coming weeks—part of…
Here’s Where the Movement to Defund Police Is Gaining Momentum
Matt York/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, resident after masked resident lined up outside a public hearing on the city’s budget. They waited, in some cases for hours, for their turn to share the same message with the city council: It was…