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Cuomo Has Worked to Protect Himself, Not New York’s People, Says State Senator
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is refusing to step down despite growing calls for his resignation.
Many Agricultural Workers Still Can’t Get COVID Vaccine as Growing Season Begins
Exclusion from vaccine eligibility is emblematic of how farmworkers, many of them migrants, are treated in general.
A Number of Republicans in Congress Aren’t Getting Vaccinated
More than two-fifths of Republican voters nationwide are also refusing to get vaccinated, recent polling shows.
Black Farmers Hail $5 Billion in COVID Relief to Redress Generations of Racism
John Boyd, a fourth-generation Black farmer, says the funds begin to address issues he has been fighting for 30 years.
CDC Insisted Surgical Masks Were Enough. Caregivers of Color Suffered Most.
CDC guidelines don’t consider caring for a COVID patient to be a source of “exposure" if the caregiver wears a mask.
Congress Urged to Stop Debt Collectors From Snatching Relief Checks
Some people who received relief through the CARES Act had their money seized.
Vaccine Passports Risk Worsening Pandemic Inequalities
Citizens of rich countries would likely be more able to travel while the people of poor nations live under restrictions.
Biden’s Spending Bill Is Huge, But Comparing It to the New Deal Is a Stretch
Many sweeping provisions in the stimulus will expire in one year, whereas the New Deal created lasting social programs.
Conspiracy Theories Are Killing Us — and Trump’s Departure Hasn’t Ended Them
Investigative journalist David Neiwert explains how conspiracy theories are shaping politics and life in the U.S.
Capitalist Economies Overproduce Food — But People Can’t Afford to Buy It
The pandemic has caused a spike in hunger because people are increasingly struggling to afford food.