Friday, April 19, 2024

Corporate media ignore international cooperation as shortcut to coronavirus vaccine

"Imagine how much faster the research would advance if these researchers were working in collaboration, sharing their results with each other..."

How workers and management at one company teamed up to fight the pandemic

PCI and Local 286 recognized early on the importance of protecting workers from the virus and preparing for a possible role in distributing vaccines.

How a cooperative run by the formerly incarcerated is reshaping Chicago’s food industry

Megacorporations tend to dominate food contracting with schools and other large facilities in America. In Chicago, Black formerly incarcerated people are prepping locally sourced meals for schools, nursing homes and transitional housing facilities.

Republicans craft health care plan to screw Trump voters

There is at least a small irony in the fact that millions of Trump voters will be frontline losers if Trumpcare gets signed into law.

The federal government shouldn’t be trying to salvage our broken food system—we need a...

Congress is considering an allocation for the mass killing of farmed animals.

The Republican bid to kill the Affordable Care Act is a Trojan horse

If their plan goes through, we’ll have to prepare to care for our aging parents at home without the skills or time to do it properly.

Memorial Day: Why veterans are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic

Here are eight ways the pandemic threatens veterans.

Billionaires ‘had a terrific pandemic’ while inequality killed millions: Oxfam

Oxfam International's latest report on global inequality finds that while the 10 richest individuals in the world more than doubled their collective...

Fight for health care begins

A spark has been lit in the current healthcare fight.

How to feed ourselves in a time of climate crisis

Here are 13 of the best ideas for a just and sustainable food system, from saving seeds to curbing food waste.