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CDC Insisted Surgical Masks Were Enough. Caregivers of Color Suffered Most.
CDC guidelines don’t consider caring for a COVID patient to be a source of “exposure" if the caregiver wears a mask.
Capitalist Economies Overproduce Food — But People Can’t Afford to Buy It
The pandemic has caused a spike in hunger because people are increasingly struggling to afford food.
Biden’s Trade Policy With India Could Accelerate Global Climate Catastrophe
The trade policies currently being pursued by the Biden-Modi partnership fuel the threat of ecofascism.
House Dems to Revive Medicare for All Bill 1 Year After COVID Reached All States
Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell will introduce the Medicare for All Act of 2021 on March 17.
GOP-Run States Saw Higher COVID Death Rates, Study Shows
Republican governors' partisan actions may have “influenced the spread of the virus,” one of the study's authors said.
Community Health Centers Are Fueling Vaccine Equity. The Relief Bill Funds Them.
Data shows that 54 percent of those who received their vaccines at a community health center were people of color.
Senate Advances Confirmation of Climate and Native Champion Deb Haaland
Progressives are celebrating the advancement of Haaland, a Green New Deal supporter.
This Nightmare Anniversary Should Remind Us It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
One year ago, Trump announced, “The virus will not have a chance against us.”
Japan Hasn’t Recovered 10 Years After Fukushima Meltdown
Data from an independent analysis show that Japan has not “recovered,” nor can it ever return to pre-meltdown norms.
Sanders Urges Biden to Support Effort to Suspend Pharma Patents
The proposal is backed by nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults surveyed and more than 100 nations worldwide.