Tag: pandemic
What activists who fought the AIDS crisis can teach us about...
“The biggest lesson that I learned from ACT UP is that a small group of people — extremely focused on analysis and practical solutions to the problem — can change the world”
Amazon reveals nearly 20,000 employees have contracted the coronavirus
Meanwhile, the company's profits have soared as demand for online shopping increased during the pandemic.
Up to half a million sharks could be killed to create...
Conservationists fear that if two doses of the vaccine are needed to immunize the global population than half a million sharks would subsequently die.
From superpower to failed state: Inequality and the public health crisis...
The pandemic has shined a spotlight on the failings of leaders and elites.
US coronavirus deaths pass 200,000 as new surge in cases begins
The U.S. is not alone as the weather starts to change and restrictions ease up slightly.
Billionaire collective fortunate grows, while rest of America struggles during pandemic
“The difference is stark between profits for billionaires and the widespread economic misery in our nation."
Screwing with the unemployment statistics
Time for a little truth about the economic crisis.
Pandemic, wildfires & heat Wave: Undocumented farm workers face ‘triple threat’...
“Farmworkers have continued to work during this whole time, despite fears of contracting COVID-19 in the workplace, despite fears of getting heat stress while they’re at work, and now despite fears of the dangers that wildfire smoke brings.”
The pandemic and oil
With oil prices down and wealthy countries bungling COVID-19, the pandemic has exposed the weaknesses that wealth papers over.
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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).