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Canadian Relief Agency Refused Emergency Medical Support Donation for Palestine
Israel has successfully co-opted some North American aid agencies into helping it reinforce its apartheid policies.
India Is on the Precipice of Third COVID Wave Amid Devastating Vaccine Shortage
Vaccine shortages are driving the COVID crisis in India while mass refusal to get vaccinated is fueling the U.S. surge.
Trump Politicized Basic COVID Safety Measures. It’s Still Killing Us.
It's as if Trump named Band-Aids un-American and demanded that we bleed to show our heedless fealty.
Rand Paul Just Disclosed That His Wife Bought COVID Drug Stock in February 2020
The 16-month-late disclosure shows the trade occurred after senators were privately briefed on the impending pandemic.
YouTube Bans Rand Paul for Urging People to Defy Basic Public Health Guidelines
The Kentucky senator and former physician encouraged people to be irresponsible, saying “they can’t arrest all of us.”
Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene for 1 Week Over False Vaccine Claims
This is not the first time the far right congresswoman from Georgia has tweeted lies about the coronavirus and vaccines.
Texas Governor’s Ban on School Mask Mandates Is a “Direct Threat” to Kids
Pediatrician Christina Propst says Gov. Greg Abbott’s order is a purely political decision that ignores science.
COVID Tests Are in Short Supply, Especially in Hot Spots
The problem is mostly in the South and Midwest, where Delta variant-driven infections are proliferating the fastest.
Louisiana Attorney General Fights School Mask Mandate as COVID Spikes Among Kids
Students are going back to school in Louisiana as cases among children rise faster than any other state in the nation.
DeSantis Threatens to Withhold Pay of School Officials If They Follow CDC Rules
More than three in five Floridians want schools to require masks for students and staff, a new poll found.