Cutting Through the Spin: What the Showdown in Congress Means for Workers

Cutting Through the Spin: What the Showdown in Congress Means for Workers

On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how trillions of dollars to address the needs of working people in the areas of education, childcare, health, housing and more are on the line as a crucial struggle unfolds in Congress and in the streets. They also discuss the Biden administration’s brutal treatment of thousands of Haitian refugees seeking asylum in Texas, the latest on the pandemic as COVID spreads virtually unchecked in large parts of the country, and more.

The following articles are referenced in today's episode:

The U.S.’s Long History of Mistreating Haitian Migrants
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-uss-long-history-of-mistreating-haitian-migrants

Covid Gets Redder
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/27/briefing/covid-red-states-vaccinations.html

Covid’s Hidden Toll: One Million Children Who Lost Parents
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-children-orphans-parent-deaths-million-11632675021

Supreme Court observers see trouble ahead as public approval of justices erodes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-public-opinion/2021/09/25/379b51ec-1c6c-11ec-bcb8-0cb135811007_story.html

Keystroke tracking, screenshots, and facial recognition: The boss may be watching long after the pandemic ends
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/24/remote-work-from-home-surveillance/

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