0:08 – Reddit investors take on Wall Street: the Gamestop stock surge explained Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) is an economic journalist and host of KPFA’s “Behind the News”, which airs Thursdays at 12. 0:34 – The fallout from Prop 22, app-based workers now as independent contractors Veena Dubal (@veenadubal) is a law professor at UC Hastings, … Continued


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President Joe Biden signs executive orders addressing climate change; New White House coronavirus task force meets, warns 90,000 more deaths in next 4 weeks; Lawmakers introduce legislation to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Joe Biden signs executive orders addressing climate change, calls it “existential threat.” New White House coronavirus task force meets, warns 90,000 more deaths in next 4 weeks. Civil rights and black health officials wage vaccine public … Continued