if you missed it, you should watch this conversation with @jduffyrice and @BernieSanders. https://t.co/0UrlcBLqrx

— mike casca (@cascamike) May 8, 2020

It’s 08 min past the hour. Bernie is on All In. Topic: impact of COVID-17.

Bernie is talking about the Paycheck Protection Act, also $2000 monthly for Americans. Says Pelosi and Schumer aren’t totally against it.

Any guesses who’s behind the illegal Big Tent Project which spent $5M to attack Bernie?

My guess: It begins with Michael and ends with Bloomberg. https://t.co/vXSrtWOCPm

— Woobie🌹Tuesday (@WoobieTuesday) May 9, 2020

Elizabeth Warren ENDORSED me for Congress. I'm STILL excited about this!!!!!!!! https://t.co/vws20tN6nw

— Kara Eastman (@karaforcongress) May 8, 2020

Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Ed Markey team up to propose monthly payments of $2K during pandemichttps://t.co/QCBi295XZC

— Rodney Latstetter 🌹 (@proviewsusa) May 9, 2020

The Sopranos have shown up.

Even more appalled to see that virtually every signatory of this letter sits on the Financial Services Committee.

Democrat AND Republican members are engaged in this horrendous behavior. It is wrong and erodes the public trust. They should return the cash or rescind the letter.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 9, 2020

AOC is right to be outraged.

On June 20th, we will hold the largest digital & social media gathering of poor & low-wealth people, moral & religious leaders, advocates, & people of conscience in this nation’s history. Some activist celebrities will be joining us, as well! RSVP now: https://t.co/QvSXvLXybx

— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) May 9, 2020

“Many essential workers didn’t sign up for this — and they say they’re still not being protected.” #GoodJobsForAll #PoliticalRevolutionhttps://t.co/QTr52OpceT

— Our Revolution (@OurRevolution) May 9, 2020

‘What a Rigged Economy Looks Like,’ Says Sanders, as Stock Market Enjoys Best Month in 33 Years Despite 20%+ Unemployment

While a record 20.5 million Americans lost their jobs and one-third of people were unable to pay their rent or mortgage by the end of last month, the stock market in April enjoyed its strongest month since 1987—again supporting the common critique that Wall Street wealth is not the same as economic health.

The stock market has long been President Donald Trump’s favored measurement for the wellbeing of the country, but as the pro-wealth tax group Patriotic Millionaires wrote on Twitter Friday, “The stock market is not the economy.”

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“The companies most immune from the shuttering of public space and, to a lesser extent, from declining working-class purchasing power—capital-intensive technology firms—were already laying claim to an outsize share of the S&P 500 before the coronavirus hit our shores,” Levitz wrote.

People who are able to invest heavily in the stock market as tens of millions of Americans are out of work, “in their view…haven’t lost touch with reality—equity values simply no longer depend on the functioning of society,” he added.

A number of progressives on social media wrote that Wall Street’s performance amid the pandemic shows that the economy must be “fundamentally” changed into one that works for working families.

“This is what a rigged and corrupt economy looks like,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote.

This is what a rigged and corrupt economy looks like:

-Stock market: Best monthly gains in 33 years
-Unemployment: Worst since the Great Depression

We have got to fundamentally change the economy. Wall Street CEOs should not be profiteering off of so much pain and suffering.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 8, 2020

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Bharat Ramamurti, a member of the Congressional Oversight Commission and a former economic adviser to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), wrote that Congress and the Federal Reserve must begin centering working people in its efforts to provide relief during the coronavirus pandemic, rather than focusing on propping up large corporations.

“We can do better than a long, slow recovery for workers while capital rebounds in weeks,” wrote Ramamurti. “This crisis has exposed cracks in the foundation of our economy. Instead of papering over them, we should fix them now.”

“Food for thought”

If we understand that a revival of organized labor is the only path forward for a relevant left, you should vote tactically, over NLRB appointments— Michael Brooks (@_michaelbrooks) May 8, 2020

The next ep is up! https://t.co/ut86g0ptro

— Larry Wilmore (@larrywilmore) May 9, 2020

This is likely more of my personal interest, but Mrs. America is a pretty darn good series on Hulu. Wilmore is also more progressive than many in the talk show circuit.

Experts are warning that the deregulatory blitz, sold as a fix to stimulate business by encouraging more lending, raises the potential for a flood of small bank failures, potentially lengthening economic woes and risking the need for future bank bailouts. https://t.co/hE8esHCX79

— The Intercept (@theintercept) May 9, 2020

I use the term "physical distancing" instead of "social distancing" because, during this unprecedented crisis, we need one another.

Make sure you’re staying in touch with loved ones, maintain those human connections, and remember to always stay at least six feet apart. pic.twitter.com/DMaJPi9xib

— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) May 9, 2020