Trillions of dollars of coronavirus relief programs are expected to lift nearly 20 million Americans out of poverty. According to The New York Times, there […]
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Billionaire ‘Space Race’ Renews 1960s Debate Over Spending Inequality And Space Travel
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is soon heading to space, sparking renewed debate over the billionaire “space race” and whether the ultra-wealthy should be spending their money […]
Continue readingGrowth in Black Business: ‘Small Investments Can Boost Small Business’
Black businesses see growth in startup creation amid pandemic stresses – was it the stimulus? Scott Stern and Jennifer Jones Austin join Rev. Al Sharpton […]
Continue readingStephen Miller Is Opposing Loan Relief While Receiving Gov. Paycheck
This weekend, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack – along with senators Rafael Warnock and Jon Ossoff and Congressman Jim Clyburn – announced that the U.S. Department […]
Continue readingJeff Bezos Buys $500M Superyacht As Americans Sink Into Poverty | MSNBC
“Things are still really bad for a lot of people in this country, which makes it especially jarring when you remember that the wealthiest people […]
Continue readingOn Minimum Wage And GOP Freak-Outs, Biden Can Draw On Lessons From Obama Era | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow looks back at what happened when President Barack Obama raised the minimum wage for federal contractors as President Joe Biden does so again. […]
Continue readingAOC Reacts To Biden Infrastructure Plan, Pitches Bigger Investment | Rachel Maddow
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks with Rachel Maddow about the Biden administration's proposed infrastructure bill and why she thinks it needs to have a more immediate […]
Continue readingAfter Trump’s Failed Feud With WHO, Pandemic Expert Breaks Down Covid-19 With Facts
Renown epidemiologist Larry Brilliant discusses the shortcomings of the WHO, asserting it is "shacked with the worst governing structure in the UN system." Brilliant, who […]
Continue readingVelshi: The Real Difference Between $600 and $2000 | MSNBC
The House of Representatives approved giving millions of Americans $2,000 relief checks rather than the $600 that had been passed and sent to the President’s […]
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