Tag: pandemic
The disaster of Andrew Cuomo and New York’s pandemic response
If the failures of this pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that when we finally come out of it we need a new normal.
Pandemic may have left over 250 million people with acute food...
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.
The shecession: Women face staggering job & income losses amid the...
“The reason for this is because women are over-represented in the hardest-hit sectors: service, leisure/hospitality, education and healthcare services.”
‘Unseemly’ $1.1 trillion billionaire wealth gain during pandemic could fully fund...
"This is why we need the fair-share taxes program Joe Biden ran on, won on, and is now ready to pursue."
How workers and management at one company teamed up to fight...
PCI and Local 286 recognized early on the importance of protecting workers from the virus and preparing for a possible role in distributing vaccines.
Dr. Paul Farmer: Centuries of inequality in the US laid groundwork...
“All the social pathologies of our nation come to the fore during epidemics.”
Overshadowed by COVID: The deadly extreme weather of 2020
So while attention was often focused elsewhere, perhaps understandably, here are some of the meteorological extremes recorded in 2020.
New York lawmakers ban evictions until May
“This bill is only a temporary solution to the urgent housing crisis we find ourselves in.”
‘Pathetic’: Congress passes COVID relief bill with billions in gifts for...
"I have watched as many of my colleagues rush to provide billions to corporations and wealthy individuals, while admonishing the needs of the majority of families."
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Plastic is poisoning the soil that grows our food
New research finds agricultural land holds 23 times more microplastics than oceans, with toxic particles infiltrating crops, ecosystems, and human bodies while global regulation lags behind.
The richest Republicans in Congress push tax cuts for themselves while slashing food, healthcare,...
A new report reveals 35 of the wealthiest GOP lawmakers—worth over $2.5 billion—stand to profit from Trump’s tax cuts while their constituents lose access to SNAP, Medicaid, and student aid.
NOAA: 2025 Atlantic hurricane season predicted to be above normal with 13 to 19...
NOAA predicts a 60 percent chance of it being “above normal,” a 30 percent chance of it being near normal and a 10 percent chance that it will be below normal.
The forgotten 10 billion lives: A tale of suffering, survival, and the fight to...
Photographs, storytelling, poetry, and well-documented research unveil the immense suffering, ecological devastation, worker exploitation, and economic injustice caused by the animal agricultural industry.
Trump pledged to ‘Make America Healthy Again,’ then cut a program many tribes rely...
The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.