Health

“Are we going to keep getting body bags or are we going to get what we actually need?”

This industry has evolved since the mid-20th century in ways that make it hard for workers to advocate for safe conditions even in good times, let alone during a pandemic.

“The level of inequity that you’re seeing … it’s part of this pattern.”

The various leaders on the call pledged as much as they could and took a few moments to boast of their efforts to stop the pandemic.

What is the purpose of our existence? I can think of only one, and that is to make the lives of people on Earth as fulfilling as possible and for as long as possible.

Let us recognize that the health of people, animals and the environment are connected. Let us show respect for each other, for the other sentient animals, and for Mother Nature.

“He wants to protect their right to engage in egregious misconduct.”

The World Food Program (WFP) warns that, “millions of civilians living in conflict-scarred nations, including many women and children, face being pushed to the brink of starvation, with the spectra of famine a very real and dangerous possibility.”

It’s not a law of microbiology that requires that we allow the coronavirus to infect hundreds of millions of people, but a choice made by governments.

“If we take anything away from this pandemic, it’s that health care should not be tied to employment.”