Tennessee lawmakers are threatening to defund schools that refuse to return to in-person learning. The pressure campaign is aimed squarely at Memphis and Nashville, which … Dead Teachers Can’t TeachRead more
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U.S. Still Blocking the Push to Loosen WTO Rules on Vaccine Patents
As the pandemic’s death toll nears 2.5 million, stringent rules around intellectual property rights could be preventing much of the world from obtaining COVID-19 vaccines. … U.S. Still Blocking the Push to Loosen WTO Rules on Vaccine PatentsRead more
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Black People Face Higher COVID Infections & Deaths
As the U.S. vaccine rollout continues to expand, health justice advocates worry about a racial gap in vaccinations. Black communities have been hard hit by … Black People Face Higher COVID Infections & DeathsRead more
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A Black doctor died of Covid-19 weeks after accusing hospital staff of racist treatment
A Black physician died of Covid-19 weeks after she described a White doctor dismissing her pain and concerns about her treatment as she lay in … A Black doctor died of Covid-19 weeks after accusing hospital staff of racist treatmentRead more
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Millions facing an income crisis across the country
Things are maybe, possibly, starting to look up. The vaccination programme has gone better than anyone, even the government, expected, and COVID infections seem to … Millions facing an income crisis across the countryRead more
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It’s Time to Trust China’s and Russia’s Vaccines
While the richest countries in the world are grappling with shortages of Covid-19 vaccines, some of the poorest worry about getting vaccines at all. Yet … It’s Time to Trust China’s and Russia’s VaccinesRead more
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Don’t Let Drug Companies Create a System of Vaccine Apartheid
It has been over one year since the World Health Organization issued a Public Health Emergency of International Concern declaration for COVID-19. Yet despite pledges … Don’t Let Drug Companies Create a System of Vaccine ApartheidRead more
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U.S. & Other Wealthy Nations Block Effort to Waive Vaccine Patent Rights
The United States and other wealthy members of the World Trade Organization have blocked a push by dozens of developing countries to waive patent rights … U.S. & Other Wealthy Nations Block Effort to Waive Vaccine Patent RightsRead more
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GEO Group Used Pesticide as COVID Disinfectant Inside Immigration Jail
The Environmental Protection Agency has faulted the private prison company GEO Group for using a pesticide as a coronavirus disinfectant up to 50 times a … GEO Group Used Pesticide as COVID Disinfectant Inside Immigration JailRead more
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A Year of Billionaire Pandemic Gains
A year ago, the Institute for Policy Studies published “Billionaire Bonanza 2020: Wealth Windfalls, Tumbling Taxes and Pandemic Profiteers,” and began tracking billionaire wealth gains … A Year of Billionaire Pandemic GainsRead more