A study shows that the stimulus checks helped reduce hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bishop William Barber joins Joy Reid on what America needs to […]
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Jeff 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 readingWhat The Latest Weak Jobs Report Means For A Post-Covid Economy | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
April's jobs report was weaker than experts expected putting the Biden White House on offense over its economic plans. We discuss what the latest numbers […]
Continue readingAfter 2020 Loss, Trump’s Tax Cuts Endure As Corporations Duck U.S. Debts | The Beat With Ari Melber
Many profitable corporations pay no federal taxes at all, even as so many Americans struggle in the pandemic. Congress is considering some reform, but MSNBC’s […]
Continue reading‘Social Security For Kids:’ Chris Hayes On Historic Child Credit In Covid Bill | All In | MSNBC
“It will be essentially the closest thing we have to a universal cash benefit. Or, another way to think about this is as Social Security […]
Continue reading‘Pinching Myself’: Nobel Prize-Winning Economist On Scale Of Covid Relief Bill | All In | MSNBC
“I’m pinching myself wondering if this is some kind of dream, because we really are responding more or less adequately to the crisis at hand,” […]
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 […]
Continue readingPandemic Poverty Surges As Billionaires Profit In Covid-19 Era | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
From health to the economy, the coronavirus has had an unequal impact on American families. MSNBC’s Ari Melber explains how these hardships are the context […]
Continue readingJose Andrés: ‘What The Pandemic Can Teach Us About Treating Hunger’ | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC
Jose Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss solutions to combat food insecurity. The hunger crisis is exacerbated by the pandemic, […]
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