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COVID-19
Amid Reactionary Backlash, We Must Reinvigorate Our Movement for Racial Justice
Coalition building with an anti-racist and class-conscious framework can rejuvenate our movements.
COVID Rates Are Up in What Experts Are Calling a “Silent Surge” Across the US
“There’s a good chance that a lot of people are going to get sick in the next couple of weeks,” one expert predicted.
Trump Picks “Herd Immunity” Proponent Jay Bhattacharya to Lead NIH
So-called herd immunity would have undoubtedly led to more deaths during the pandemic.
Unionized Letter Carriers Organize for Better Than Meager 1.3 Percent Raise
One analysis found that postal workers had fallen farther behind inflation than any other job it analyzed.
From the Ashes: How Grief Shapes Our Struggles
“The capitalist system also doesn't care if we die,” says author Sarah Jaffe.
New Film Documents the Struggle and Triumph of Amazon Labor Union
Union leader Chris Smalls and the film’s co-director discuss the union’s fight against the richest man in the world.
Experts Sow Confusion About State of COVID Pandemic Amid Another Serious Wave
Bipartisan rounds of strategic obfuscation follow each new COVID wave.
Left to Battle a Pandemic With Little Help, Nursing Aides Struggle With PTSD
COVID-19 has left health care workers across the US with a gutting sense of abandonment.
Florida Issues Blatantly False “Guidance” on Latest COVID-19 Boosters
The CDC recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months old receive the updated COVID-19 booster.
As COVID Emergency Funding Sunsets, Public Health Faces Budget Cuts and Layoffs
In some places, that pandemic cash did little more than keep small health departments afloat.