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Despair and Disparity: The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19
Addressing how the pandemic intersects with issues of social, economic, environmental, racial, gender and disability justice.
Pneumonia Almost Killed Me. As COVID Restrictions Ease, I Fear for My Life.
In 2017, I was hit with pneumonia, and my lungs remain damaged. When “normal” arrives, it won’t be for everyone.
Poll Finds Most Voters Think Companies Are Exploiting Pandemic to Raise Prices
A whopping 80 percent of likely voters say that the government should crack down on corporate profiteering.
“Nobody’s Listening”: Teachers Raise Alarm Over COVID Testing Delays
Added workload combined with short staffing is just one of the obstacles facing schools amid a persistent pandemic.
Political Leaders Use “Personal Responsibility” to Justify Needless COVID Deaths
For all his campaign promises, Biden has failed to set up a multilevel systemic public health response to COVID.
I’m a High-Risk Disabled Professor. Am I Teaching In Person?
Governor DeSantis says I’m teaching in person. Where is the uprising of professors? Where is the change.org petition?
My Son Was Incarcerated at 13. Six Years Later, It’s Clear the State Failed Him.
Amid a pandemic, the conditions at youth prisons have become all the more inhumane.
Omicron Outbreaks in Prisons Put Everyone at Risk, But Data Is Scarce
Prisons in multiple states restricted access to pandemic data in 2021.
Capitalism Is Preventing Bold Steps to Curb COVID as Cases Skyrocket
The president needs to get a handle on this at long last, and stop mollifying capitalists with exercises in futility.
When Prison Guards Refuse Vaccines, Incarcerated People Pay the Price
Over 400,000 vaccinated and unvaccinated guards potentially serve as vectors for spreading disease.
I’ve Spent 35 Years in Prison. I Live Each Day Fearing Another Wave of COVID.
The pandemic has only exacerbated the poor conditions that I've experienced for 35 years in prison.