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President made the comments after better-than-expected jobs report showed national unemployment rate falling ‘Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this a great thing that’s happening for our country,’ Donald Trump said. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump was condemned on Friday for making the “revolting, enraging, disrespectful” claim that George Floyd, an […] More
No, Donald Trump, Americans are not dying to work – work may cause them to die Robert Reich The president, the Republican party and their Fox News cheerleaders care only for corporate profit Donald Trump looks through a face shield at Ford’s Rawsonville Components Plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Photograph: Daniel Mears/AP Most of Europe and all […] More
Under Trump, American exceptionalism means poverty, misery and death Robert Reich No other advanced nation denies healthcare and work protections, or loosens lockdown while fatalities mount Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Republican members of Congress on Friday. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters No other nation has endured as much death from Covid-19 nor nearly as […] More
Four causes for alarm in the US jobs figures – and one possible reason for hope More than 20m Americans lost their jobs in April – and Friday’s report suggests there might be much more trouble ahead Jobs figures: April worst month since Great Depression A closed thrift shop in downtown Hialeah in Florida. The […] More
