Tag: pandemic
The military is sick
Top Pentagon officials and the high command are prioritizing the maintenance of empire at the expense of protecting the very bodies that make up the armed services.
Coronavirus shines light on zoos as danger zones for deadly disease...
The pandemic makes one thing clear: We must change our relationship with wildlife or suffer the consequences.
How many people in the US are hospitalized with COVID-19? Who...
“The most pernicious portion of it is that at the state level and at the regional level we lost our situational awareness.”
FAQs for anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers
The following is satire that is, however, based on actual anti-masker and anti-vaxxer arguments and memes.
Noam Chomsky: Decades of “the neoliberal plague” left U.S. Unprepared for...
“We should understand the roots of this pandemic.”
Union representing 1.7 million U.S. teachers says it will support strikes...
“Nobody wants to see students back in the classroom more than educators. But when it comes to their safety, we’re not ready to take any options off the table.”
Kids need to wear masks when they go to school in...
I know this is easier said than done but, in my view, this struggle is worth the effort.
Senate GOP slammed for allowing eviction moratorium to expire, putting millions...
"As a result of the Senate's failure to act, then leaving town, millions of vulnerable renters now stand on the brink of homelessness."
Noam Chomsky: Trump is using pandemic to enrich billionaires as millions...
“They’re just running wild.”
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Fossil fuel tax could unlock $720 billion for climate crisis, new report finds
The Climate Damages Tax aims to rectify historical injustices and provide a tangible pathway towards a more sustainable and just world.
EPA proposes ban on pesticide widely used on fruits and vegetables
In calling for an end to all uses of the pesticide on food, the agency cited evidence that acephate harms workers who apply the chemical as well as the general public and young children.
New report finds Tyson Foods dumped pollutants into US waterways for years
The wastewater analyzed consisted of pathogens and microorganisms and slaughterhouse byproducts, such as body parts of animals, feces and blood.
Bernie Sanders speaks out: Criticizing Israeli policy is not antisemitism
Amid national debate over Gaza protests, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges the narrative equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, drawing on his personal history and widespread American discontent.
FTC challenges Big Pharma over unfair patents as Sanders applauds regulatory crackdown
The Federal Trade Commission intensifies its fight against pharmaceutical patent abuses, aiming to slash drug prices and increase access to generic medications.