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COVID-19
What Lessons Can We Draw From the Time the Wealthy Fled New York?
Lockdown showed us what can happen when capitalism with its emphasis on consumption and competition is put on hold.
GOP Senator Plans to Force Vote to End COVID National Emergency Declaration
Health experts largely agree that the country is “still a long way off” from being safe from COVID-19.
Underfunding Public Health Is a Decision to Let People Die in the Next Pandemic
Our public health system is chronically underfunded, understaffed and in some sites being stripped of its legal powers.
Some Youth Don’t Get to Go Back to School Because They’re Stuck Behind Bars
Many young people of color will spend their entire adult lives incarcerated, in many cases, based on coercion by cops.
Burr Sold 95 Percent of His Retirement Holdings After Secret 2020 COVID Briefing
The senator apparently bought over $1 million in Treasury securities a week before the market crashed.
COVID Boosters Are Critical, But Using Only Animal Data Is a Needless Gamble
FDA’s reliance on animal-tested data ahead of a planned Fall 2022 booster rollout is nothing short of cutting corners.
Focusing on “Learning Loss” Obscures How Much We’ve Truly Lost in the Pandemic
The pandemic’s deaths have been un-dealt with most profoundly by prioritizing saving the economy rather than lives.
Schools Should Prioritize Mental Health Resources — for Both Students and Staff
COVID has exacerbated long-standing mental health problems for educators and students amid a rush to return to “normal.”
When We Rose to Fight COVID, We Were Deliberately Turned Against Each Other
There was a time when we came together to fight COVID, but that energy threatened the status quo more than the virus.
Federal Jury Finds 2 Men Guilty of Plot to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Prosecutors said that the men’s plot was meant in part to start a civil war.