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OSHA Performed Half as Many Workplace Inspections in 2020 Compared to 2019
Despite receiving more complaints, the agency performed 50 percent fewer inspections. Some of them were done remotely.
House Dems to Revive Medicare for All Bill 1 Year After COVID Reached All States
Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell will introduce the Medicare for All Act of 2021 on March 17.
Owners of Hospital Conglomerate Made Billions as Health Care Workers Lacked PPE
The largest for-profit hospital conglomerate in the U.S. has made billions for its biggest shareholders during COVID.
The Stimulus Payments’ Big Delivery Snafus Need to Be Addressed — Now
The poorest households, which need the money the most, had significant problems getting their $1,200 and $600 payments.
Biden Condemns Racist Violence Against Asian Americans in Prime-Time Speech
Advocates say, however, that Biden’s empowerment of the Justice Department is not the answer to rising hate crimes.
GOP-Run States Saw Higher COVID Death Rates, Study Shows
Republican governors' partisan actions may have “influenced the spread of the virus,” one of the study's authors said.
Wealth Gained by Billionaires Amid COVID Could Pay for Two-Thirds of Relief Bill
The wealthiest 657 billionaires in the U.S. are $1.3 trillion richer than they were last March.
Community Health Centers Are Fueling Vaccine Equity. The Relief Bill Funds Them.
Data shows that 54 percent of those who received their vaccines at a community health center were people of color.
50 Days Into Office, Biden Has High Approval Rating, Polling Shows
Capping off his 50th day in the White House, Biden signed into law a $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus package.
This Nightmare Anniversary Should Remind Us It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
One year ago, Trump announced, “The virus will not have a chance against us.”