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I’m a Frontline Medical Worker. I Contracted COVID — and It Took My Grandfather.
We don't want to be heroes right now. We just want to live another day.
Hit Hard by Toxic Smoke and COVID-19, This Chicago Neighborhood Fought Back
Kelly Hayes talks with activist and organizer Juliana Pino about environmental racism in the time of COVID-19.
Protecting Public Health Requires COVID-19 Treatments to Be Patent-Free
Congress could declare treatment development is a response to a national emergency and can’t be subject to patents.
How Will COVID-19 Change the World?
Historian Frank Snowden discusses epidemics from the Black Death to smallpox to COVID-19.
Gun Violence Increases in the US Amid COVID-19 Shutdown
The challenge of access to medical care amid the pandemic has been exacerbated by increased death and injury from guns.
Activists Demand Worker Safety Plans as COVID-19 Surges in Meat Plants
A coalition has announced a Meatless May Mondays campaign to draw attention to the conditions meat plant workers face.
As Trump Touts Dangerous “Cures,” Here’s What We Know About COVID-19 Treatments
Trump suggested that injecting disinfectants could help those with COVID-19. Doing so could lead to injury or death.
Climate Change Multiplies the Threats of Infectious Diseases
Global warming can lead to compromised immune systems, which in turn makes individuals more susceptible to diseases.
A COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Be Enough — We Need a Plan to Distribute It
To be effective, the vaccine must be accessible and affordable to people of all socioeconomic stripes worldwide.
Minimum-Wage Workers Are Dying to Keep Everyone Else Alive. They Deserve More.
Low-wage workers are standing between our society and calamity. They deserve health care and a living wage now.