Whether it’s the acute effects of this pandemic, the lack of recovery from the Great Recession, or the longstanding and all-too-ordinary struggles working people have faced for generations, the bottom line is people are hurting—and we need real relief now.

From enacting an emergency healthcare program for all, to retroactive and recurring monthly direct payments, to rent, mortgage, and student debt forgiveness, to protections against evictions and utility shutoffs, there is so much more than we can, should, and need to be doing.