On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we're discussing the second coronavirus relief deal. The $900 billion package is expected to include small business aid, direct payments and a federal unemployment supplement. Why has it taken so long for Congress to act as eight million people have fallen into poverty in just six months?
Later in the show, we'll discuss a Mother Jones investigation about the COVID outbreak at Primex Farms, a nut-packing facility in California’s Kern County, where hundreds of farmworkers went on strike to demand protection, safe working conditions and a seat at the table. More than 100 workers have been infected with the virus.
Guests:
David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect and author of Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street's Great Foreclosure Fraud
Arthur Delaney, reporter at the Huffington Post
Julia Lurie, senior reporter at Mother Jones
Web Resources:
Huffington Post: Lawmakers Weigh Tough Trade-Off Between Unemployment Benefits And Stimulus Checks
Mother Jones: “Everyone Is Tired of Always Staying Silent”: Inside a Worker Rebellion in the Central Valley
The American Prospect: Unsanitized: The Return of Checks Checks Checks
