Employees who work from home are spending longer at their desks and facing a bigger workload than before the Covid pandemic hit, two sets of … Home workers putting in more hours since CovidRead more
Covid-19
Millions with COVID Face Chronic Illness
ME refers to myalgic encephalomyelitis, as Terri Wilder was talking about in the segment. And “myalgic” refers to pain; “encephalomyelitis” refers to inflammation of the … Millions with COVID Face Chronic IllnessRead more
COVID Has Made Global Inequality Much Worse
The poor, no matter where they live, will suffer the greatest lasting toll The novel coronavirus exposed and exacerbated the fragility and inequity of the … COVID Has Made Global Inequality Much WorseRead more
There Is Nothing Normal about One Million People Dead from COVID-19
Despite being the wealthiest nation on the planet, the U.S. has continued to have by far the most COVID infections and deaths per country: one … There Is Nothing Normal about One Million People Dead from COVID-19Read more
More than 200,000 American children have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19
More than 200,000 American children have now lost a parent or primary caregiver to COVID-19, according to Dr. Charles Nelson, a professor of pediatrics and … More than 200,000 American children have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19Read more
Working through a pandemic in rural India
Overall, the unemployment rate in India shot up to 23 per cent in April and May 2020 – more than three times the rate (7.3 … Working through a pandemic in rural IndiaRead more
US Pharma’s Financialized Business Model During the Pandemic
On August 16, 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which, among other things, enables Medicare to negotiate the prices of certain high-cost prescription drugs, … US Pharma’s Financialized Business Model During the PandemicRead more
The Pandemic’s Lesson About Capitalism
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