Unemployment Insurance

Stimulus Checks to Come at the Unemployed’s Expense

Column (NATIONAL)

Stimulus Checks to Come at the Unemployed’s Expense

December 17, 2020 | Eric Levitz | New York Magazine
The economic pain of the COVID recession is not universally dispersed, but rather, viciously concentrated on a (large) minority of the public. Why then, some analysts ask, should the disbursement of universal checks be a higher priority for progressives than robust aid to the unemployed?
Tags: COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance

As Congress breaks for Thanksgiving, 12 million Americans may lose jobless benefits on December 26

News Story (NATIONAL)

As Congress breaks for Thanksgiving, 12 million Americans may lose jobless benefits on December 26

November 19, 2020 | Alicia Adamczyk | CNBC
Unless Congress can agree on a new stimulus deal in the next few weeks, an estimated 12 million workers will lose their unemployment benefits on December 26, according to a new report from The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, leaving them with “little or no means of support” in the new year.
Tags: COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance

12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts

News Story (Michigan, NATIONAL)

12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts

November 19, 2020 | Chris Arnold | National Public Radio (NPR)
The day after Christmas, millions of Americans will lose their jobless benefits, according to a new study. And that could spell financial ruin for many people, like 44-year-old Todd Anderson in the small town of Mackinaw City, Mich.
Tags: COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance