The undocumented workers who pick the nation’s food are excluded from the CARES Act.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Prison Telecom Giant Offers Aid to Prisoners—for a Price
The insidious games of the prison phone companies, masked by their generosity during the pandemic
Posted inLaw and Justice
The ACLU Wants Immigrants Out of ICE Detention Now
Amid a pandemic, the group’s lawsuits in federal courts around the country contend that keeping at-risk immigrants in ICE detention constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
Posted inWorking in America
The Laws That May Protect Employees From Coronavirus Hazards
Both OSHA and the Taft-Hartley Act give workers the legal right to walk away from dangerous work conditions.
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The Next Corona Relief Package: What Needs to Be in It
Massive public-works outlays are needed—to get the economy out of the Corona Depression, reclaim domestic manufacturing, and meet long-delayed investment in modern and green infrastructure.
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Unsanitized: Stimulus, Episode IV, A New Hope
Plus, say no to Cuomo, and Wall Street comes to Washington. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 31, 2020.
Posted inPolitics
The Tactile Campaigner, Trapped at Home
If he can’t literally touch someone, he’s not really Joe Biden.
Posted inCoronavirus
Kushner Squeezes Tenants While Lining Up for Bailout Money
Despite eviction bans in New York, the real-estate firm owned by the president’s son-in-law is telling tenants to pay up.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Covidien’s Story Is Corporate America’s Story
Plus, low-wage workers grow restless, and an update on Easton Hospital. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for March 30, 2020.
