Tag: COVID-19
Supreme Court blocks Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine rule for businesses
The Supreme Court ruled that under the law that created OSHA it "empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures."
2.5 million nurses demand UN probe into ‘COVID-19 criminals’ blocking patent...
"Continued opposition to the TRIPS waiver is resulting in the violation of human rights of peoples across the world."
COVID-19 killed more Americans in 2021 than 2020, and the Republican...
Many Republican governors have forbidden mask mandates and have fought vaccination mandates (routine for other deadly diseases such as polio) in the courts.
7 ways schools can prioritize health and safety this winter
This winter, you can find the perfect illness prevention strategy for your campus by talking to your staff and developing a feasible plan.
Proud Boys & far-right groups tied to Jan. 6 attack reporters...
At least one person was stabbed and two journalists were attacked while covering an anti-vaccine, anti-mask demonstration outside Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday, August 14.
The delta variant of global stupidity
Why is the far right jumping on the anti-vaccination bandwagon?
Trump trash-talk lying backfires, replaying his disgraces while confirming our need...
You can’t lie your way out of a contagion, nor substitute bad faith for vaccine cures.
US Black and Latino communities often have low vaccination rates—but blaming...
Homogenizing peoples’ reasons for not getting vaccinated diverts attention away from social factors that research shows play a critical role in health status and outcomes.
7 lessons we need to learn from Covid-19
Maybe it’s wishful thinking to declare the pandemic over in the U.S., and presumptuous to conclude what lessons we’ve learned. So consider this a first draft
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US-Israel strikes on Iranian oil depots trigger environmental disaster and historic oil shock
Bombing of energy infrastructure in Tehran sparks toxic rainfall warnings, record crude price surge, and accusations of war crimes as fires and smoke engulf Iran’s capital.
After loneliness
Left for dead in Donald Trump's America; could communal life stir?
The war on Iran—and Washington’s missing exit strategy
That means inflicting real costs: U.S. casualties, political backlash at home, strained relations with allies, global economic disruption and a further erosion of Washington’s standing in the world.
How 300 billionaires poured $3 billion into the 2024 elections
A tiny fraction of donors supplied nearly one-fifth of all federal campaign spending as billionaire influence surged to unprecedented levels.
Trump’s Iran war costs $1 billion a day while hospitals close and healthcare disappears
Critics warn the administration’s military campaign could fund food aid and healthcare for millions of Americans already struggling with rising prices.