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COVID-19
The Delta Variant Is Feasting on the Unvaxxed — and It’s Getting Worse
Donald Trump says vaccine refusal is due to people's distrust of the 2020 election results. Whose fault is that?
My Heart Aches for Cuba — and I Yearn for More Solidarity From the Global Left
Leftists must make a real effort to gain an understanding of the realities on the ground in Cuba.
Postal Worker Hospitalized for Six Weeks After Pleading for COVID Protections
The limited response to postal workers’ repeated appeals provides a window into the failures of two federal agencies.
Biden-Merkel Meeting Fails to Move Forward Vaccine Patent Waiver
Biden's support for the waiver garnered applause, but he's since failed to convince other world powers to follow suit.
Pandemic Fuels Global Hunger as More Than 2.5 Billion Lack Nutritious Food
A new report found about one-tenth of the global population were undernourished last year.
Trump Supporters’ Anti-Science Crusade Is Threatening Us All
COVID is rising enough to spur the largest nurses’ union in the U.S. to urge the reinstatement of the mask mandate.
Governor DeSantis Peddles “Don’t Fauci My Florida” Shirts as COVID Cases Spike
DeSantis's campaign site includes other items that promote the anti-mask (and anti-science) sentiments of the governor.
Republicans Force Tennessee Health Department to Stop Vaccine Outreach to Youth
The decision was made after Republicans threatened to dissolve the Tennessee Health Department.
Pfizer Is Upholding Global Vaccine Apartheid. Today We Risk Arrest to Stop It.
Billions of people still haven’t received their first dose due to their inability to access a COVID vaccine.Â
Thousands in Cuba Protest Amid Deep Economic Crisis and Ongoing US Blockade
The biggest protests Cuba has seen in decades come as people face shortages of medicine, food, and other resources.