Unemployment

'Anti-Poverty Programs: They Work!' Experts Declare After Fed Survey Reveals Benefits of Covid-19 Relief
Unemployed airport workers and others hold a demonstration on August 13, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Survey Shows Nearly Half in US Suffering Serious Economic Hardship—and Situation 'Going to Get Worse'
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
New Yorkers in need line up to receive free produce during a Pop-Up Food pantry event hosted by Food Bank For New York City at Barclays Center on September 10, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Food Bank For New York City)
"There is nothing for the people we surveyed who earn under $100,000 a year to fall back on."
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States Already Out of Unemployment Cash Helps Prove Much-Predicted Failure of Trump's Executive Action on Covid-19 Relief
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Hundreds of Kentucky residents wait in long lines for assistance with unemployment benefits at the state capitol in Frankfort on June 19, 2020 (Photo: John Sommers/AFP/Getty Images).
"America's economy is getting hammered, but when those who need help most look...
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After 'Disgraceful' GOP Coronavirus Package Defeated, Progressives Demand McConnell 'Get Serious' About Relief
Julia Conley, staff writer
"Politicizing our lives for the benefit of partisanship is shameful and we are...
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Philadelphians rallied at City Hall before taking to the streets to demand Congress return and come to a deal on unemployment and other relief measures on August 20, 2020. (Photo: Cory Clark/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Poll Shows Number of Unemployed People Struggling to Cover Basic Needs Has Nearly Doubled Since GOP Killed $600 Federal Boost
'I Blame Mitch McConnell the Most. At Least Pelosi Was Trying': Anger at GOP Over Economic Pain Grows
Just Two States Have Begun Paying Out Boosted Unemployment Aid 15 Days After Mnuchin Promised Benefits in a 'Week or Two'
A person files an application for unemployment benefits on April 16, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)
New Unemployment Claims Again Exceed 1 Million—A Reminder That 'Now Isn't the Time to Cut Benefits That Support Jobs'
As GOP Blocks Covid Relief, Experts Warn of 'Wave of Despair' and Devastating Anecdotes Show Crisis Already Here
"They're Playing With Us": Anger With GOP Growing as $600 Unemployment Benefit Lapses
Workers install a solar PV power system. (Photo: Team Massachusetts 4D Home/flickr/cc)
New Analysis Details How Electrifying the US Economy by 2035 Could Create 25 Million Green Jobs
Yale Study on $600 Unemployment Lifeline Championed by Democrats Destroys Favorite GOP Talking Point
'This Whole House of Cards Is Gonna Collapse': GOP Shutters Senate With US on Verge of Economic Catastrophe
'Unconscionable': As Unemployment Claims Tick Upward, GOP Seeks to Gut $600 Weekly Benefit
With 'Economic Calamity' Looming, Progressive Groups Demand Unemployment Insurance Benefit Remain in Place
Bolstering Case for Extending Unemployment Relief—and Higher Wages Overall—Study Shows Recipients Spent More During Pandemic

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