News | Environment & Health “Last Responders” Are Bracing for a Surge in COVID Deaths Across US The crush of COVID-related deaths has overwhelmed morgues, funeral homes and religious leaders. By Cindy Loose , KaiserHealthNews January 5, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration Biden Promised to Help Asylum Seekers. He Should Start by Repealing Title 42. The next administration must commit to ending the misuse of a public health law to expel asylum seekers. By Joshua Leach , Truthout January 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Emergence of New COVID Variant Reflects Critical Need for Vaccination The appearance of the SARS-CoV-2 variant makes it even more important that people get vaccinated as soon as possible. By David Kennedy , TheConversation January 3, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor The Richest 500 People in the World Added $1.8 Trillion to Their Wealth in 2020 The wealthiest people in the world made historic income gains in 2020 as most people struggled to afford rent and food. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams January 3, 2021 Truthout
News | Human Rights As Stimulus Falls Short, Mutual Aid Organizers Work to Meet People’s Needs A broad movement of grassroots organizations are tending to their community’s well-being as COVID-19 surges nationwide. By Robert R. Raymond , Truthout January 2, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Big Pharma Rings in New Year by Raising Prices on 300 Medications President Donald Trump pledged in 2016 to reduce prescription drug prices in the U.S. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams January 1, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health US Barely Kept Track of the Nearly 3,000 Health Care Workers That Died in 2020 A new analysis shows a far higher number of health care worker deaths than those reported by the government. By Christina Jewett , Robert Lewis , Melissa Bailey , KaiserHealthNews January 1, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections In 2020, COVID Put a Mirror Up to Our Society It will take concerted action to pull us out of 2020’s stew of death, fear, pain, deliberate cruelty and loss. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout January 1, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Months of Chaos and Systemic Failure Are Wearing Down Health Care Workers Supply shortages remain severe almost a year into the pandemic. By J. David McSwane , ProPublica December 31, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections 2020 Turned Our Worlds Inside Out. Here’s What We Learned. 2020 offered us some lessons worth keeping. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout December 31, 2020 Truthout