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COVID-19
UK Nurses and Ambulance Workers Are Striking for a Fully Funded NHS
Successive conservative governments have cut funding for the universal health care system once seen as a gold standard.
Biden’s Expansion of Title 42 Takes Us Further From Humane Border Policy
Far from enhancing public health, Title 42 undermines it by creating cruel and inhumane conditions for migrants.
More Women Are Being Incarcerated as Jail Populations Near Pre-COVID Levels
The number of women in jail increased by almost 6 percent from 2021 to 2022 -- three times the rate of men.
Conservatives Spread Anti-Vaccine Lies Immediately After Damar Hamlin Collapsed
The right flooded social media with debunked claims after the football player went into cardiac arrest on the field.
I’m Immunocompromised. Here’s How I Feel About Masking in 2023.
The hardest part of all this is that no one seems to care whether I live or die.
Koch-Funded Legal Group Fights to Protect COVID Misinformation
The group is suing California to protect the medical licenses of doctors who promote phony cures for COVID-19.
The Left Can Support Protesters in China Without Shilling for US Imperialism
Chinese workers and Uyghurs need solidarity from leftists worldwide — not an escalation in anti-Chinese hostility.
Facing Threat of Far Right Violence, Library Workers Seek Safety in Unionization
Libraries are necessary social infrastructure, and the safety of workers is imperative to their continuing function.
DeSantis Demands Study of COVID Vaccines
Without providing specifics, DeSantis made unfounded insinuations of “wrongdoing” by those who created the vaccines.
COVID Tragedy at Nursing Home Underscores the Deadly Risks of For-Profit Care
The owners of a New York-based nursing home pocketed millions in taxpayer dollars as patients suffered and died.