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COVID-19
US Airports Are Portals for Disease Spread. Venezuela Shows Another Way.
My experience at the airport in Caracas showed me what a coordinated public health approach looks like in practice.
Chicago Teachers Pledge Collective Action as January Reopening Approaches
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to reopen schools one day after her stay-at-home order expires.
The Insufficient COVID Stimulus Must Not Be Followed by Austerity
Critics say the $900 billion relief package does not go far enough in providing direct aid to those in most need.
Congress Passes COVID Relief With Billions in Handouts for the Wealthy
The bill’s gifts to the wealthy underscore the inadequate relief the legislation offers the majority of people.
The Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County Is Out of ICU Beds
The county of Los Angeles is perilously close to zero capacity.
People Incarcerated in Alabama Are Pushing for a New Year’s Prison Strike
Reprising its 2016 and 2018 prison strikes, Free Alabama Movement called for a statewide work strike on prison labor.
Trump Continues to Ignore COVID as His GOP Enablers Make It Worse
Let's never forget all the Republicans who enabled this catastrophe.
Critics Blast $600 Stimulus Checks That Won’t Cover 1 Month’s Rent for Most
The $600 checks are half of what a coronavirus economic aid package offered most Americans earlier this year.
AOC Slams Democrats for Shutting Progressives Out of Policy Negotiations
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned Friday that a one-time check of $600 is “not enough.”
Green Social Democracy Offers the Most Viable Path Toward a Sustainable Future
A green social democracy offers a way out of economic and climate crises, says economics professor David Kotz.