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Teachers Are Being Pushed Back Inside Despite Slow Vaccine Rollout
The pressure to reopen school buildings before all educators are vaccinated became bipartisan after Biden took office.
COVID Deaths in the US Lead to Biggest Drop in Life Expectancy Since WWII
The decline is more pronounced in Black and Latinx communities, which have been hit harder by the pandemic.
Biden’s Health Plan Shifts Even More Public Dollars Into Private Hands
Biden’s American Rescue Plan, like the Affordable Care Act, does not move us any closer toward a single-payer system.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Threatened Progressive NY Lawmaker Over Nursing Home Criticism
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has faced criticism recently for his office’s attempt to cover up nursing home deaths.
Biden Says Vaccines Will Be Available to Everyone in the US by the End of July
Bottlenecks in vaccine administration remain, but Biden says that the U.S. will have over 600 million doses by August.
Warehouse Workers in Alabama Battle Amazon for the Right to Unionize
Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are voting on whether to become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the U.S.
$15 Minimum Wage Would Have Bigger Budget Impact Than GOP Tax Cuts, Says CBO
“I believe that we will succeed in including the minimum wage in the reconciliation bill,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Profiting From Desperation: Oxygen Tanks Become an Underground Market in Mexico
The demand for oxygen in Mexico has grown by 700 percent over the past month, and desperate people are being exploited.
The Growing Vaccine Corps of Medical Students Could Aid Underserved Areas
The model of service that students are testing opens up many possibilities, limited only by will and imagination.
Antitrust Legislation Is Essential to Racial and Economic Justice in Agriculture
As support for antitrust enforcement grows, the idea of taking on corporate concentration may not be so far-fetched.