Tag: pandemic
Betsy DeVos’ deadly plan to reopen schools
DeVos’ entire tenure has centered on shafting low-income students and their families—the very people she’s supposed to protect.
The military is sick
Top Pentagon officials and the high command are prioritizing the maintenance of empire at the expense of protecting the very bodies that make up the armed services.
Coronavirus shines light on zoos as danger zones for deadly disease...
The pandemic makes one thing clear: We must change our relationship with wildlife or suffer the consequences.
How many people in the US are hospitalized with COVID-19? Who...
“The most pernicious portion of it is that at the state level and at the regional level we lost our situational awareness.”
FAQs for anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers
The following is satire that is, however, based on actual anti-masker and anti-vaxxer arguments and memes.
Noam Chomsky: Decades of “the neoliberal plague” left U.S. Unprepared for...
“We should understand the roots of this pandemic.”
Union representing 1.7 million U.S. teachers says it will support strikes...
“Nobody wants to see students back in the classroom more than educators. But when it comes to their safety, we’re not ready to take any options off the table.”
Kids need to wear masks when they go to school in...
I know this is easier said than done but, in my view, this struggle is worth the effort.
Senate GOP slammed for allowing eviction moratorium to expire, putting millions...
"As a result of the Senate's failure to act, then leaving town, millions of vulnerable renters now stand on the brink of homelessness."
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The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.
How ten holier-than-thou MAGA dictates threaten to invert Jesus’ biblical commandments
Because a Christian God rules the universe, Christians should naturally run government.
UnitedHealthcare interrupts doctor mid-surgery to question patient’s cancer care
A Texas doctor was forced to step out of the operating room after an insurance company questioned her patient’s approved cancer treatment.
Phoenix places 10th on worst zoo List, pledges to shut down elephant exhibit
Phoenix Zoo’s decision is part of a growing trend among zoos across North America with about 40 zoos closing their elephant exhibits and many more pledging to close their exhibits.
Lancet study reveals Gaza death toll likely undercounted by 41% amid relentless Israeli assault
New analysis finds the human cost of Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza may be far higher than official reports indicate.