Tag: COVID-19
Power in a time of coronavirus
To fight like hell for the living will require unrelenting work from progressive movements willing and able to organize effectively in every political arena.
A triage crisis is coming, and it’s personal
Epidemic Epistle: A COVID-19 crisis diary by Dave & Gary Lindorff...
Social distancing is not an option for people in prison and...
Families recount painful conversations with loved ones inside detention centers and join advocates demanding action that detainees be protected against spread of the coronavirus.
America faces two crises: The coronavirus escalation and Trump in charge...
Message to Trump: lead, follow, or just get the hell out of the way.
Not fit for purpose: Neoliberalism and Covid 19
At this time of crisis, we will still need to raise our voices to call on governments to use their resources to care for ordinary citizens, not cater to the whims of industry and the wealthy.
‘We cannot test. We cannot test’: As coronavirus cases in us...
“Testing is central because that leads to early detection, it minimizes further spread, and it quickly treats those found with the virus.”
Why coronavirus is humanity’s wake-up call
As we respond to the coronavirus emergency and the immediate needs of the people and communities impacted by it, let us also keep in view the systemic needs and possibilities that crisis exposes.
America doesn’t have a public health system
There is no public health system in the U.S., in short, because the richest nation in the world has no capacity to protect the public as a whole, apart from national defense.
Trump holds White House presser to announce much stricter separation guidance...
Hard to take him seriously when he and his team stand shoulder to shoulder and the press crowds in.
What the coronavirus says about us
Trump’s message to governors on lifesaving medical equipment — “get it yourselves” — is grimly appropriate in a country without national health care.
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Democrats divided: Historic opposition to $26 billion military aid package for Israel amid Gaza...
A record 40 House Democrats have voted against a controversial bill, citing concerns over the impact of military operations on children in Gaza.
Doesn’t the forever Scoundrel-in-chief expose Trumpism as rank, deviant criminality?
The main “freedom” sought by this scam freedom fighter (and lackeys) is to commit more crimes.
Senators unveil landmark bill to ban junk food ads aimed at kids amid rising...
Senators Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, and Peter Welch propose the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act, targeting junk food advertisements to combat the escalating diabetes and obesity epidemic among children.
New bill expands warrantless spying amid widespread criticism
The U.S. Senate has approved a significant expansion of government surveillance powers, raising alarms over potential violations of civil liberties.
Climate change costs to hit $38 trillion annually by 2050
New study reveals stark economic disparities as global warming intensifies, disproportionately affecting the world's poorest nations.