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Boris Johnson Spends Last Days in Office Laying Minefield for His Successor
Like Donald Trump, Britain’s prime minister is showing no sign of willingness to go quietly into the political night.
Mutual Aid Groups That Arose During COVID Gather to Build Power Regionally
Durable mutual aid networks prioritize building relationships around anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist values.
The Time to Plan for Winter COVID Needs to Start Now
Omicron variant BA.5 is being described by scientists as “the worst version of the virus that we’ve seen.”
Nearly 2 Dozen GOP States Are Trying to Use COVID Relief Funds for Tax Cuts
Some states are attempting to finance tax cuts for the wealthy instead of devoting the money to combating the pandemic.
COVID Policies Should Be Decided by Public Health Agencies, Not Corporations
Some medical professionals and researchers are worried about Pfizer's outsize influence.
Experts Are Worried About the Potential of Another Brutal COVID Winter
Let us find our way to the new year without walking on a road of bones, again.
As Governments Push Us “Back to Normal,” Don’t Forget About Prison Conditions
In a nation with the world’s largest prison population, decarceration must be our goal.
Many Nations Have Used COVID to Impose the Tyranny of Transnational Capital
The “new normal” rammed during the pandemic involves increasingly obscene power held by transnational corporations.
Activists Say WTO Deal on Vaccine Patents Is “Sham” Dictated by Rich Nations
Advocates say the agreement will do virtually nothing to address vast global inequities in vaccine and treatment access.
Medicare for All Could Have Prevented 338,000 COVID Deaths in the US
A study also shows that universal health coverage could have saved $459 billion in medical costs during 2020 alone.