Interview | Economy & Labor Schools Need More Resources Before They Can Open Safely, Chicago Teacher Says A Chicago teacher discusses this week’s vote to move to remote learning and the backlash from Mayor Lori Lightfoot. By Staff , LeftVoice January 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Education & Youth After Chicago Teachers Vote for Remote Learning, City Cancels Classes Instead Union leaders said the decision was necessary and made with "a singular focus on student and community safety." By Chris Walker , Truthout January 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Dialysis Patients Have Faced a Deadly Catch-22 During the Pandemic The pandemic killed so many dialysis patients that their total number shrunk for the first time on record. By Duaa Eldeib , ProPublica January 1, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health FDA Expected to Authorize COVID Booster Shots for 12- to 15-Year-Olds The news comes as COVID hospitalization rates for children have drastically increased across the nation. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 30, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Senators Against Generic COVID Vaccines Have Received Twice as Much Pharma Cash 18 GOP senators are seeking to block U.S. support for an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines. By David Moore , Sludge December 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Democrats Implore Biden Officials to Create Vaccine Rules for Domestic Flights Hawaii is the only state that has vaccine requirements for travelers from other parts of the country. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 22, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health First US Omicron Death Was Reinfection, Debunking GOP’s “Natural Immunity” Claim Reinfection rates are 5.4 times higher under Omicron than they were under the Delta variant, one study shows. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 22, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump White House Deliberately Undermined Efforts to Contain COVID, Report Says The Trump White House disparaged testing guidance and peddled dangerous disinformation throughout the pandemic. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 20, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Lift Rulings Blocking Mandate for Health Care Workers Lifting lower court rulings would "save hundreds or even thousands of lives each month," the Solicitor General said. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 17, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health US Passes Another Unfathomable COVID Milestone, Reaching 800,000 Deaths This amount of deaths was considered unimaginable just a year ago. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 15, 2021 Truthout