Sunday, December 22, 2024

Tag: coronavirus pandemic

The world leadership trophy

Has the Chinese dragon pushed the American eagle down to a secondary position?

Hey, hey! Donald J, how many oldsters did you kill today?

Death-dealing menace, Trump's re-election must overcome thousands of American fatalities, including his own older, whiter, medically-neglected fans.

New $484B relief bill lacks funds for food aid, rent relief,...

"You are not trying to fix this bill for mom-and-pops. And we have to fight to fund hospitals, fighting to fund testing. That is what we’re fighting for in this bill. It is unconscionable."

“The good, the bad, and the ugly”

What we have here is a rogue president that is initiating policies and actions that are detrimental to this country and its people.

Reopening day 2020?

Big-time spectator sports are the last things we need...

Experts warn anticipated death toll rise to far over the projected...

“Even if social distancing standards were relaxed, it wouldn’t restore the health of the economy as some protesters have implied it would.”

COVID-19 ‘liberate’ groups are the same ones pushing climate denial

The well-funded machinery that sowed doubt about climate is now sowing seeds of doubt over the economic and public health response to COVID-19.

‘Deliberately cruel’: Millions of US citizens blocked from stimulus payments because...

"In creating an exception for military families, they very, very deliberately left all of these other people out of the cash rebate."

Inequality and the coronavirus

Or how to destroy American society from the top down.

Bailout for the American people: Rep. Ilhan Omar introduces Rent and...

"In 2008, we bailed out Wall Street. This time, it's time to bail out the American people who are suffering."

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.