Tag: pandemic
Judge blocks Biden administration’s order mandating federal employees vaccinate against COVID-19
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown said President Biden didn't have the authority to “mandate that all federal employees consent to vaccination against COVID-19 or lose their jobs.”
Johnson does Downing Street: Booze, lies and playacting
Johnson is part of a privileged cozy class (Eton to Oxbridge to Whitehall) that feels themselves exempt from moral duties, social obligations and legal restrictions.
How the pandemic’s unequal toll on people of color underlines US...
From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general...
Top 10 US billionaires got $1 billion richer every day of...
The 10 wealthiest billionaires in the U.S. have added roughly $1 billion to their collective fortune every day—or around $12,600 per second—since...
Yearly wrap: Handful of good, loads of bad, onslaughts of ugly
Thus, the ugliest consequence to wasting billions on Pentagon missiles rather than funding education—stupidity—is a greater threat even than climate change.
Noam Chomsky: Corporate patents & rising anti-science rhetoric will prolong pandemic
It’s overwhelmingly a far-right phenomenon. Others have been drawn in. And I think there are many sources.
This scientist created a rapid test just weeks into the pandemic....
Irene Bosch developed a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 test in early 2020. But she was stymied by an FDA process experts say made no sense.
Face mask litter increased almost 9,000% during first 7 months of...
“Despite millions of people being told to use face masks, little guidance was given on how to dispose of them or recycle them safely.”
After a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes, the government response stalls
The Biden administration has not delivered on one of the main mandates of the COVD-19 Hate Crimes Act.
The West’s wasted crisis
A year that began hopefully is ending grimly. Western political elites, unable (and perhaps unwilling) to turn a deadly pandemic and climate crisis into a life-preserving opportunity, have only themselves to blame.
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White House announces 53rd state!
"Mr. President, are there any plans for a 53rd state now that stars for Canada and Gaza have been officially added to the flag?"
Renaming The Gulf of Mexico isn’t a laughing matter but part of a US...
It reflects a disregard for historical truth, an aggressive assertion of U.S. superiority, and the continuation of exploitative colonialist practices that harm both the environment and Latin American people.
Trump administration orders USDA and Forest Service to remove climate change references, suppressing critical...
The systematic erasure of climate change information from government websites threatens scientific transparency, public safety, and environmental policy.
Google abandons AI ethics pledge as Trump pushes for military AI expansion
“Is this as terrifying as it sounds?”
Tesla paid zero federal income tax in 2024 while GOP pushes more corporate tax...
Musk’s trillion-dollar company paid nothing in federal taxes while working Americans foot the bill.