The attorney general’s office will seek to apply the state’s price-gouging law to opportunistic price increases that use high inflation as an excuse.
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Posted inWorking in America
After Two Years Fighting COVID, Nurses Wonder: What Has Really Changed?
California health care workers feel worn out, denied the staffing and support that would let them do what they do best.
Posted inWorking in America
Predatory Hotel Investment Trusts Are Decimating Workers’ Rights and Democrats’ Most Loyal Unions
Ninety-eight percent of hotel workers were laid off when the pandemic hit. Real estate investors smelled an opportunity.
Posted inCoronavirus
The End of Zero COVID
Until omicron came along, the shutdowns of a Zero COVID policy were the best way to stop the disease’s spread. Now, more than ever, it’s the vaccines and antivirals that make the difference.
Posted inEducation in America
Rural Illinois Schools Hit Hard by COVID-19
Are state education officials doing enough to support teachers and students?
Posted inTAP
Windfalls for Regular People
Today on TAP: As banks and corporations made fortunes from the pandemic, some workers accidentally got too much unemployment comp. Until we enact an excess profits tax, let them keep it!
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Year of the Tax Cut
State lawmakers are using temporary budget surpluses to pass permanent tax cuts that will force cutbacks in public services and widen inequality.
Posted inTAP
DSM-5 Revised for COVID-Related Mental Conditions
Today on TAP: Different stresses for different folks
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The COVID Cons
Counterfeit masks are as widely available as the real thing, outpacing the federal agencies’ ability to crack down on scammers.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Making the Next Coronavirus Vaccine Truly Public
The vaccine developed at the Walter Reed Army Institute should not be privatized for maximum profit.
