Tag: pandemic
Inequalities are shaping how we’re fighting the pandemic — and how...
Covid-19 infections in most countries have been hugely underestimated — not least because rich countries bought almost all the tests.
What comes after this plastic-filled pandemic?
A new generation of medical professionals is tasked with undoing decades of hospitals’ easy reliance on single-use plastic.
How corporations pumped up CEO pay while their low-wage workers suffered...
More than half of the country’s 100 largest low-wage employers rigged pay rules in 2020 to give CEOs 29 percent average raises while their frontline employees made 2 percent less.
What America can learn from China—Lessons from the pandemic
While the China model cannot be transplanted to the West, there’s a lot that America can learn from China.
A third of U.S. billionaire wealth gains since 1990 have come...
U.S. billionaire pandemic profit balloons to $4.56 trillion, a 55 percent increase.
Making sense of a viral military
A military spouse’s perspective on the Pentagon’s flawed response to the pandemic.
As rich countries shield pharma monopolies, just 0.2% of COVID vaccine...
"The problem is not getting vaccines out of COVAX; the problem is getting them in."
How Cuba beat the pandemic: From developing new vaccines to sending...
For decades, Cuba has heavily invested in its medical and pharmaceutical system, in part because of the six-decade-old U.S. embargo.
A post-COVID-19 recovery will not be possible if water, sanitation &...
The global economy and a concerted effort, coordination and imagination is needed to enable not only a worldwide recovery, but also to ensure that the world’s poorest people are not left behind.
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Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE: Mass firings, deregulation, and the erosion of federal protections
Critics argue that these plans will erode social safety nets, undermine public services, and disproportionately benefit corporate interests.