Wealth and Poverty A Study on Communism
More than one million people applied for unemployment insurance UI benefits in the week ending Nov. This was the 35th straight week total initial claims were far greater than the worst week of the Great Recession. Read more. We at EPI encourage the incoming administration to focus on building worker power, fighting for racial justice, and making the transformational changes we need to invest in America.
This is not a time for timidity or austerity. This is a time for courage and ambition. Chronic and pre-existing conditions such as asthma, hypertension and diabetes that already exist at higher rates for Black and Brown put us at greater risk for contracting the virus. Also, communities of color tend to be more densely populated therefore making spread of the virus easier in our households. Environmental issues like air pollution put us at increased risk for heart disease, respiratory distress and lung cancer further increasing our susceptibility to the virus.
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But it is racism and economic inequality that put us at even greater risk. Under a Joe Biden administration, frontline workers and women — many of them people of color — hope to see the federal minimum wage raised. The Economic Policy Institutea progressive research firm, studied black unemployment during the pandemic.
One group of people has lost their jobs and faces economic insecurity. Wealtu involve people classified as essential workers and face health insecurity as a result. The third can continue working from the safety of their homes. Unemployment trends continue for 35th straight week.
Voters chose more than just the president. More on Ballot Measures Florida voters raised their state minimum wage—track minimum wages in all 50 states and D. CA Prop. The Biden administration must strongly advocate for working people. What does worker-centered policy look like? Moral policy equals good economics.
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Search for:. Lee Statement. October 20, By Robert E. Blog No improvement in initial unemployment claims as labor market gains falter November 19, By Heidi Shierholz Blog.
November 12, By Heidi Shierholz Blog. November 6, By Heidi Shierholz Blog. November 5, By Heidi Shierholz Blog. Common Dreams November 19, New York Amsterdam News November 19, Is the time right for a big nationwide hike? NPR November 19, Poberty student debt cancellation be good for America?
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Newsweek November 19, Will Biden fulfill promise to raise minimum wage? Features interview with Ben Zipperer. Voice of America November 19, ]
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