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COVID “Vaccine Billionaires” Strike It Rich as Poor Nations Struggle for Access
The combined wealth of nine new billionaires could cover the cost of vaccinating everyone in low-income countries.
GOP States Spurn Unemployment Funding to Force Workers Back Into Low-Paying Jobs
The GOP's actions could leave the country with vastly different employment social safety nets for red and blue states.
Businesses & Officials Are Concerned Anti-Maskers Won’t Honor CDC’s New Guidance
Recent polling shows that most Americans in certain situations still feel more comfortable wearing a mask than not.
With Less Than Half the Country Fully Vaccinated, I Fear We Reopen Too Soon
Capitalism is driving the U.S. to reopen before it's ready.
Right-Wing Media Hounds AOC Over Her Choice to Keep Wearing a Mask
In a recent Instagram story she shared, Ocasio-Cortez said she would continue to wear a mask for a number of reasons.
Israeli Airstrikes Damage Gaza’s Only COVID Testing Lab
The attack rendered the testing facility inoperable and disrupted the territory's ability to administer COVID vaccines.
As Unused Vaccines Pile Up in the US, Biden Pledges to Export 80 Million Doses
Vaccination rates are slowing in the U.S., leading states to launch vaccine incentive programs.
CDC’s Confusing Announcement on Masks Creates a Dangerous Honor System
Hundreds of epidemiologists had fully expected the prior mask mandates to remain in place for at least another year.
COVID Has Catalyzed a Wave of Tenant Organizing That Was Long Overdue
A growing tenants’ rights movement in the U.S. encourages tenants to form unions to collectively bargain with landlords.
Pelosi Says Masks to Remain, Since Most GOP Lawmakers Aren’t Vaccinated
Only 44.8 percent of Republicans in the House of Representatives are fully vaccinated, new numbers show.