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COVID-19
Public Banking Can Improve the Lives of US Workers While Helping Save the Planet
The movement to create state-level public banks is gaining strong ground in at least 12 states.
Those Who Didn’t Wear Masks Were 2 Times More Likely to Get COVID, Data Shows
New data reiterates what early findings from studies last year told us: Mask-wearing prevents the spread of COVID-19.
COVID Shutdowns Hurt Homeless Students. School Reopenings Bring New Challenges.
Students without permanent homes face unique issues as in-person learning resumes. Are schools ready to support them?
Some Prisons Reinstate Patdown Searches Although Guards Are Refusing Vaccination
Prisoners are worried that reinstated searches will allow guards to spread COVID-19 throughout prisons -- again.
California Is Still Averaging About 34 New COVID Outbreaks in Workplaces Per Day
As businesses reopen, workplace outbreaks and infections are diminishing, but at an agonizingly slow rate.
House Democrats Press Biden to Support Major Investment in Global Vaccine Supply
42 House Democrats are calling on Biden to support a $25 billion investment in the production of eight billion vaccines.
Anti-Asian Violence Didn’t Start or End With Trump’s White House
After the 2008 crisis, prosecutors ignored the big banks and baselessly tried to scapegoat a Chinese American business.
Laws Criminalizing HIV Are Obstructing Efforts to End the AIDS Epidemic
It’s Pride 2021, but laws that punish people for their HIV status are still on the books in 32 states.
COVID Isn’t Over — the US Must Do More to Combat It Worldwide
The Biden administration's efforts are sizable, but they're not nearly enough.
Even With Light at the End of the Pandemic Tunnel, We Mustn’t Be Complacent
The hope of economic recovery can unravel very quickly if we give in to GOP pressure against a big infrastructure bill.