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Nurse: “We Are Screaming at the Top of Our Lungs and So Few Are Listening”
Medical workers are scared. COVID is spreading. We need public mourning and acts of solidarity.
4 in 10 Americans Plan to Defy CDC Guidelines on Thanksgiving
Millions of Americans have already ventured through airports over the past weekend, the TSA reported.
Drugmakers Will Profit Off COVID Vaccines Generated by Taxpayer-Funded Research
Corporate watchdogs say much of the research and development of the medicines is publicly funded.
Hospital Bills Amid the Pandemic Are Outrageous. Medicare for All Is the Fix.
A new study finds that some hospitals are charging patients more than 18 times the cost of care amid the pandemic.
Biden’s COVID Plan Is Better Than Trump’s, But Still Far From Sufficient
The pandemic is a structural problem. To truly fight it, we must take on capitalism, agribusiness and racial inequity.
Rural Hospitals Are Facing Unprecedented Challenges Amid Worsening Pandemic
Lack of resources, sick health care workers and the politicization of public health are among the challenges they face.
Biden COVID Adviser Warns Stalling Transition Will Result in More Deaths
Trump's refusal to begin a transition is an “impediment” to combating the virus, Biden adviser Celine Gounder explained.
CDC Urges Americans Not to Travel for Thanksgiving
The CDC notes that more than 1 million Americans have contracted coronavirus in the past week alone.
Tyson Food Managers Allegedly Bet on How Many of Their Workers Would Get COVID
Over one-third of the workforce at the company's facility in Waterloo tested positive amid the outbreak.
US Passes 250,000 COVID Deaths as Hospitals Brace for Holiday Surge
Health officials say conditions will worsen further with holiday travel and family gatherings for Thanksgiving.