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Trump Is the First President to Leave Office With a Loss of Jobs Since Hoover
The unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent, but job growth is still weak.
Biden White House Considers Plan Rejected by Trump to Send Masks Through USPS
The plan has not yet been finalized, and it's possible the Biden administration may not go forward with it at all.
Have Democrats Finally Realized That Power Is Only Real If You Use It?
After decades of cowering under the yoke of bipartisanship, Democrats finally showed a willingness to flex their power.
In Push for Global Vaccine Equity, US AIDS Program PEPFAR Offers Blueprint
Health experts warn any vaccination progress in the United States will be threatened without global vaccine equity.
As Overdoses Surge, Biden Blocks Hasty Effort to Expand Addiction Treatment
Political conflicts over prescription opioids are blockading efforts to expand access to a proven addiction treatment.
ICE Has Begun Detaining Women at One of the Nation’s Deadliest Facilities
Notorious for lethal medical neglect, Stewart Detention Center has turned particularly deadly amid the COVID pandemic.
120 Democrats Demand Repeal of Millionaire Tax Cut GOP Buried in Last COVID Bill
They argue the rollback would free up hundreds of billions in revenue which could be used to help struggling families.
Remdesivir’s History Shows How Americans Pay More for Drugs Than Others Globally
Remdesivir was developed with taxpayer dollars, but during the pandemic, patients must pay whatever Big Pharma demands.
Latinx COVID Deaths Rise by 1,000 Percent in Los Angeles as Vaccine Rollout Lags
New data shows that Black and Latinx people in the U.S. are getting vaccinated at much lower rates than white people.
Long-Haul COVID Cases Could Bring New Understanding of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Both long-haul COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome are linked to viral infections in ways that are still unclear.