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ACTIVISM COMMON DREAMS Headlines from the Common Dreams newsletter ... February 6th 2022 Website for Common Dreams: https://www.commondreams.org/ Burgess COMMENTARY Common Dreams has an impressive collection of material but there is work to do to get the material into a form that will maximize its value as a tool for better socio-enviro-economic management. This is work I ought to be doing ... and I will do my best to make a start on this as soon as possible Peter Burgess
Common Dreams Week in Review: Workers, Once Again, About to Get the Shaft Headlines ... Common Dreams February 6th 2022 ---------------------------------------------------- A waitress serves guests as people dine outdoors in Pasadena, California on December 2, 2020. Restaurant Owners Got 30 Times More Federal Covid Aid Than Workers: Report 'If the subminimum wage for tipped workers persists, the restaurant industry is unlikely to recover from its growing labor crisis, regardless of how much money the federal government hands out to business owners.' by Kenny Stancil ---------------------------------------------------- Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appears at a hearing 'DeJoy Has to Go Right Now': Fury Over Postal Service Failure to Electrify Truck Fleet Rep. Gerry Connolly warned that DeJoy is aiming to 'spend billions on gas-powered vehicles despite clear goals set by President Biden and Congress to electrify the federal fleet.' by Jake Johnson ---------------------------------------------------- A woman works at a distrubiton station at the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, on February 5, 2019. Paid Leave for All: Worker Advocates Demand Expanded Protections 'The call for paid leave has never been clearer or louder from all corners of our country,' said a pair of Senate Democrats marking the 29th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act. by Andrea Germanos ---------------------------------------------------- State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a press conference 'I Remember WMDs in Iraq': Reporter Calls Out US Official on Russian Intel Claims 'You just come out and say this and expect us just to believe it without you showing a shred of evidence that it's actually true,' said Associated Press reporter Matt Lee. by Jake Johnson MORE NEWS Opinion ---------------------------------------------------- fed_building The Federal Reserve Is About to Give US Workers the Shaft The last thing average working people need is for the Fed to raise interest rates and slow the economy further. The problem most people face isn't inflation. It's a lack of good jobs. by Robert Reich ---------------------------------------------------- lindsey-graham Senators Have Re-Introduced the Highly Unpopular EARN IT Bill That Would Scan All Online Messages Let's be clear: the new EARN IT Act would pave the way for a massive new surveillance system, run by private companies, that would roll back some of the most important privacy and security features in technology used by people around the globe. by Joe Mullin ---------------------------------------------------- MORE OPINION This Is Our Crucial End-of-Year Campaign. We’ve never been so terrified for our democracy and planet. Independent, nonprofit journalism has never been more needed. ---------------------------------------------------- www.commondreams.org Common Dreams PO Box 443 Portland, ME 04112 United States

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