As millions of low-wage workers lose their jobs, and potentially their tax benefits, a debate over the EITC’s merit has taken on new importance.
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Unsanitized: Republicans Poised to Dismantle the Economy’s Main Support
Plus, trouble with the data. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 21, 2020.
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The Journey of the Jobless
Congress boosted unemployment benefits. Now the challenge lies in getting them out to the unemployed, through underfunded state-level programs.
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Unsanitized: Poor People Endure Multidimensional Hazards to Access Crisis Relief
Plus, the first corporate bailout report. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 18, 2020.
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Which Are the Real Mismanaged States?
Today on TAP: Red politicians try to vilify blue states
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The Dire Economic Plight of College Students
Ineligible for most federal relief and with no jobs to graduate into, young people are on the brink of crisis.
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Unsanitized: Our Record Unemployment Was a Choice
Plus, the way to get universal health care during the pandemic. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 8, 2020.
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New State Websites Make It Easier for Employers to Snitch
Characterizing fear of COVID-19 infection as ‘unemployment fraud,’ states have begun to crack down on workers instead of supplying them with needed benefits.
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The Power to Slow Down Reopening
Workers can organize—and have organized—to ensure they can stay off the job until their worksites are safe.
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New Laws for the Fissured Workplace
The pandemic has compelled the government to extend temporary protections to some independent contractors and gig workers, but they need full and permanent coverage.
