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Thousands Sign Petition Calling for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Expulsion
The Georgia congresswoman compared rules on wearing a mask in the House to the Holocaust.
More Seniors May Need Rehabilitative Therapy Due to Sheltering During COVID
The prospect of increased impairment and frailty among the elderly is a growing concern of health care providers.
Gaza Expecting Surge in COVID Cases Due to Crowding While Sheltering From Bombs
“People stopped [social] distancing” during the IDF airstrikes, said a doctor at a local hospital. “They had no choice.”
Black Workers Cannot Afford Another Lost Decade
It's time to place Black workers at the center of an economic recovery that works for everyone.
Progressives Slam Biden for Slashing His Own Infrastructure Plan by $600 Billion
Critics said the president's decision to embrace cuts is a disastrous approach to the economic and climate crises.
Businesses & Officials Are Concerned Anti-Maskers Won’t Honor CDC’s New Guidance
Recent polling shows that most Americans in certain situations still feel more comfortable wearing a mask than not.
Right-Wing Media Hounds AOC Over Her Choice to Keep Wearing a Mask
In a recent Instagram story she shared, Ocasio-Cortez said she would continue to wear a mask for a number of reasons.
As Unused Vaccines Pile Up in the US, Biden Pledges to Export 80 Million Doses
Vaccination rates are slowing in the U.S., leading states to launch vaccine incentive programs.
Pelosi Says Masks to Remain, Since Most GOP Lawmakers Aren’t Vaccinated
Only 44.8 percent of Republicans in the House of Representatives are fully vaccinated, new numbers show.
Infants and Toddlers Aren’t Spared the Impacts of Social and Economic Inequality
Amid COVID, gaps have widened when it comes to regular pediatrician visits, maternal mental health and food insecurity.