11 months into pandemic and entering the cold and flu season, nurses say there are no excuses for the continued lack of PPE, testing, and … Hospitals’ knowing failure to prepare for a Covid-19 surge during flu seasonRead more
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9 Months into Pandemic, Nurses Are Tired
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its ninth month, a new report by National Nurses United, the largest nurses’ union in the United States, finds hospitals … 9 Months into Pandemic, Nurses Are TiredRead more
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For many Britons, the party game is over
On the day Gordon Brown made his “major policy speech” on Afghanistan, repeating his surreal claim that if the British army did not fight Pashtun … For many Britons, the party game is overRead more
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The danse macabre of US-style democracy
The former president of Tanzania Julius Nyerere once asked, “Why haven’t we all got a vote in the US election? Surely everyone with a TV … The danse macabre of US-style democracyRead more
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A Convergence of Calamities
I saw them for only a few seconds. One glimpse and they were gone. The young woman wore a brown headwrap, a yellow short-sleeved shirt, … A Convergence of CalamitiesRead more
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This Isn’t Feminism, It’s Imperialism In Pumps
“President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, shattering one of … This Isn’t Feminism, It’s Imperialism In PumpsRead more
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Fighting Reagan’s Secret, Illegal Wars
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0jgdA7VdM&rel=0] Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself (6/7) JAY: So the Vietnam War winds up in 1975. The late ’70s is a period of … Fighting Reagan’s Secret, Illegal WarsRead more
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Something to ponder
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Oba-ns_B8&rel=0] US Election 2020 yanis varoufakis
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Biden and Harris Are Self-Declared Zionists, But a Glimmer of Hope Remains
As the U.S. and the world wait with anticipation for the Biden administration to take office, people with progressive agendas are feeling optimistic. Teams working … Biden and Harris Are Self-Declared Zionists, But a Glimmer of Hope RemainsRead more
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COVID-19 and the Forgotten Working Class
We hear a lot these days about providing benefits and income for the tens of millions of workers who are being laid off, required to … COVID-19 and the Forgotten Working ClassRead more