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COVID-19
Teaching Through COVID Was Grief-Filled. I Hope It Pushes Us to Dream Bigger.
I daydream of the transformative potential of this hardship, imagining a future that better serves all our children.
The World Trade Organization Is Threatening Vaccine Equity and Climate Goals
A 1994 WTO agreement has enabled a few large companies to control most of the intellectual property rights in the world.
Eric Carle Has Died. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Reminds Us How to Live.
With so much uncertainty still surrounding us, Eric Carle and “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” are highly instructive.
Infectious Disease Expert: Only Way to Get to Immunity Is to Vaccinate the World
Monica Gandhi discusses the investigation into COVID's origins and how the U.S. can best use its vaccine surplus.
A Growing International Movement Is Calling for a “People’s Vaccine”
Activist groups are pressuring wealthy countries and the WTO to let poorer countries manufacture their own vaccines.
More Seniors May Need Rehabilitative Therapy Due to Sheltering During COVID
The prospect of increased impairment and frailty among the elderly is a growing concern of health care providers.
Gaza Expecting Surge in COVID Cases Due to Crowding While Sheltering From Bombs
“People stopped [social] distancing” during the IDF airstrikes, said a doctor at a local hospital. “They had no choice.”
How to Fight Big Pharma — and WinÂ
A look inside the U.S. campaign for a WTO waiver of pharmaceutical monopolies for COVID-19.
Black Workers Cannot Afford Another Lost Decade
It's time to place Black workers at the center of an economic recovery that works for everyone.
Progressives Slam Biden for Slashing His Own Infrastructure Plan by $600 Billion
Critics said the president's decision to embrace cuts is a disastrous approach to the economic and climate crises.