Bats get a bad rap. From horror films to tabloid pages to Halloween, media and cultural depictions of our planet’s only volant, or flying, mammals … Bats Are Not Our EnemiesRead more
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Digital vaccine passports pave way for unprecedented surveillance capitalism
The death by starvation of Etwariya Devi, a 67-year-old widow from the rural Indian state of Jharkhand, might have passed without notice had it not … Digital vaccine passports pave way for unprecedented surveillance capitalismRead more
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Reactions to the Death of 16 Migrants
In the early hours of May 8, a goods train crushed 16 migrant labourers to death in Aurangabad as they slept on a railway track. … Reactions to the Death of 16 MigrantsRead more
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How Companies Like Google Plan to Profit in High-Tech COVID Dystopia
the billionaires I was referring to is, he didn’t just announce that partnership with Eric Schmidt, who will be chairing this blue-ribbon commission to, quote-unquote, … How Companies Like Google Plan to Profit in High-Tech COVID DystopiaRead more
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Emergency Report on School Education
The Covid-19 pandemic and its consequent lockdowns have caused schools in India to be closed for the last year and a half – notes Locked … Emergency Report on School EducationRead more
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Drug Giant Silencing Governments
one of the leading COVID-19 vaccine makers appears to have restricted — appears to have restricted access to those very vaccines. The People’s Vaccine Alliance … Drug Giant Silencing GovernmentsRead more
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Pfizer’s Power
In February, Pfizer was accused of “bullying” governments in COVID vaccine negotiations in a groundbreaking story by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.[1] A government official … Pfizer’s PowerRead more
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Healthcare Industry Sees “Potential Bonanza” of Profits in COVID-19 Crisis
Yeah, I think what Senator Sanders is doing there is highlighting the moral and pragmatic absurdities of for-profit medicine, as he has always done so … Healthcare Industry Sees “Potential Bonanza” of Profits in COVID-19 CrisisRead more
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Over 173,000 children infected and 22 killed by COVID-19 in the US last week
On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its weekly report on COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths among children across the US. The results … Over 173,000 children infected and 22 killed by COVID-19 in the US last weekRead more