Our cheap, cynical government is the real threat to recovery, not Covid-19 benefits | Moira Herbst

There are millions unemployed, but plenty of work to do. How about a Pandemic Jobs Program that pulls in elements of the Green New Deal?

In America, it seems, workers always come last. With more than 31 million out-of-work Americans now cut off from enhanced unemployment benefits, and with Washington's failure to deliver relief, working families and the broader economy are set to fall off a cliff.

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The federal government must play a bigger role in ensuring workers earn a living wage - especially in this crisis

Moira Herbst is a writer based in New York