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Schools Are Divesting From Arts Education as COVID-Era Federal Funds Evaporate
We should not have to fight for arts inclusion every single year, says arts educator Jody Drezner Alperin.
![Faith leaders and activists hold signs and tombstone shapes as they hold a public memorial in front of the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse to honor victims of COVID-19 that have died while incarcerated, on May 12, 2020, in San Francisco, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0408-prison-covid-400x300.jpg)
Sentenced to Death by COVID — How US Prisons Became an Epicenter of the Pandemic
COVID was so deadly due to US policies that view marginalized people as acceptable sacrifices to capitalism.
![Protestors lay down outside the White House to call attention to those suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and long COVID on September 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0326-long-covid-400x300.jpg)
Public Health Advocates Decry CDC’s Weakened Pandemic Guidelines
Critics say the changes are not backed by evidence and put more people at risk for long COVID.
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“Back to Normal” Pandemic Policies Are Harming Those Most in Need of Protection
Public health advocates in California and Oregon fear contagion as public schools implement relaxed COVID policies.
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Prison Lockdowns Are Becoming More Frequent and More Brutal Across the US
A largely unknown, frightening trend in the US prison system is impacting many incarcerated people and their loved ones.
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COVID Vaccine Before or During Pregnancy Lessens Risk of Passing Harm to Fetus
Polling data indicates that many pregnant individuals are being influenced by false claims about COVID-19 vaccines.
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Study Calls for Halt in New Factory Farms, Citing “Enormous” Human Health Risks
“The disease risks to humans from industrialized intensive animal farming … are enormous,” the study says.
![California Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares for an interview in the spin room following the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on September 27, 2023, in Simi Valley, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1732691747-400x300.jpg)
Health Care Will Be Front and Center at DeSantis-Newsom Debate Tonight
From abortion to COVID-19 vaccines, the two governors could not be further apart.
![A Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine is shown at a CVS in Cypress, Texas, on September 20, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1009-covid-vaccine-400x300.jpg)
Commercialization Is Making Access to the New COVID Vaccine More Difficult
As health care inequities deepen, pharmaceutical giants and insurers are maximizing profits.
![One of the unused rooms at Nurtury Early Education in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on August 9, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0929-child-care-400x300.jpg)
Expiration of Pandemic-Era Funding Threatens to Devastate US Child Care Industry
If child care legislation isn’t passed soon, the funding cliff could decimate care sites and erase decades of progress.