Tag: pandemic

“Between them, G7 nations have secured enough vaccines for every one of their citizens to be vaccinated three times over, while many poor countries are yet to receive a single dose."

With the future looking ever more uncertain due to the climate crisis — one of President Biden's top priorities — adapting to new ways of producing and transporting food will be key to our survival.

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.

As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.

“The reason for this is because women are over-represented in the hardest-hit sectors: service, leisure/hospitality, education and healthcare services.”

"This is why we need the fair-share taxes program Joe Biden ran on, won on, and is now ready to pursue."

PCI and Local 286 recognized early on the importance of protecting workers from the virus and preparing for a possible role in distributing vaccines.

Biggest lesson of all: It must be fixed.

“All the social pathologies of our nation come to the fore during epidemics.”

So while attention was often focused elsewhere, perhaps understandably, here are some of the meteorological extremes recorded in 2020.