Friday, May 15, 2026

Tag: pandemic

Profiteering off the pandemic

Big corporations and major investors are doing fine. Billionaires are doing better than ever. But most Americans are sinking fast.

‘Just insane’: As pandemic rages and hunger soars, Trump USDA under...

"It looks like people will lose their benefits."

Betsy DeVos’ deadly plan to reopen schools

DeVos’ entire tenure has centered on shafting low-income students and their families—the very people she’s supposed to protect.

The chicken or the egg?

What the Covid-19 pandemic says about the US...

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.”

POPULAR

Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk

A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.

Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins

The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).

Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba

The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...

California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze

Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.

Butter (and schools), not guns (and warfare)

The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away).