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FL Altered How It Measured COVID Deaths, Making It Look Like They Were Declining
The change resulted in a reported statewide average daily death count of just 46 when it should have been 262.
HHS Creates New Office to Address Climate Crisis as Public Health Issue
The office will focus on identifying and addressing climate impacts on public health in disadvantaged areas.
Vaccination Can Stem the Rise of New Variants. Time to Double Down.
A new variant from South Africa underscores the fact that new mutations emerge in individuals with prolonged COVID.
750,000 Households May Face Eviction If Congress Doesn’t Act, Says Goldman Sachs
Meanwhile, states have disbursed just 11 percent of the $46.5 billion in rental assistance from the federal government.
Nearly 4 in 5 People in US Say They’ll Get COVID Shots as Vaccine Refusal Drops
The results of the poll come one week after the FDA gave full approval to one of the COVID vaccines.
AOC and Rashida Tlaib Urge Biden to Dump Trump’s Fed Chair
Critics say Jerome Powell's track record on climate and financial regulation should disqualify him from staying on.
After Ida, a “Just and Fair Recovery” Must Address Ongoing Poverty, Inequality
Flozell Daniels Jr., president of the Foundation for Louisiana, discusses the converging crises in Louisiana.
Christian Right Pushes State-Level Policies to Erode Church-State Separation
Conservative Christian groups have written a manual of legislative priorities to undermine church-state separation.
House GOP Quietly Submit for Additional $25 Billion in Military Spending
“Now is the time to shift our investments away from endless wars,” says Rep. Barbara Lee.
Could the Taliban Takeover Become a Wedge Issue for the Far Right?
Some segments of the far right praise the Taliban for their oppressive practices.