Last month, I wrote that Amy Coney Barrett would help to usher in a new post-truth jurisprudence on the Supreme Court. While I had cited … Supreme Court’s Scientifically Illiterate Decision Will Cost LivesRead more
Covid-19
Posted inDeath / ToMl / USA Empire
Dead Before Christmas
The official U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has passed a quarter of a million people as the virus rages out of control from coast to … Dead Before ChristmasRead more
Posted inPoverty / ToMl / USA Empire
Massive food lines and evictions as benefits expire
As this week’s Thanksgiving holiday approaches, a social catastrophe is unfolding across America on a scale not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. … Massive food lines and evictions as benefits expireRead more
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Tens of thousands made homeless in UK
Tens of thousands in the UK have been made homeless since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic despite an ostensible government ban on tenant evictions. … Tens of thousands made homeless in UKRead more
Posted inAccident / Death / India / Migration / ToMl / Worker
Over 150 Migrant Workers Die in Accidents While Walking Back Home
Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the nationwide lockdown on March 24 to curb the further spread of the novel coronavirus, large populations of … Over 150 Migrant Workers Die in Accidents While Walking Back HomeRead more
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Hospitals’ knowing failure to prepare for a Covid-19 surge during flu season
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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A sulfur molecule to block the coronavirus
The cell membrane is impermeable to viruses: to get inside and infect a cell, they use a range of strategies to exploit the cellular and … A sulfur molecule to block the coronavirusRead more
Posted inDeath / Prison / ToMl / USA Empire
80 percent of those who died of Covid-19 in Texas county jails were never convicted of a crime
Over 230 people have died from Covid-19 in Texas’s correctional facilities — and in county jails, nearly 80 percent of them were in pretrial detention … 80 percent of those who died of Covid-19 in Texas county jails were never convicted of a crimeRead more
Posted inHousing / News / Poverty / USA Empire
Hunger and evictions surge in the US
The worst social catastrophe to befall the US working class since the Great Depression of the 1930s continues to leave millions of people hungry, jobless … Hunger and evictions surge in the USRead more