One thing this pandemic has demonstrated in stark terms is class struggle. Those people deemed essential, though often applauded in public, have been treated as … How the Pandemic Laid Bare the Cruelties of CapitalismRead more
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Global Death Toll from COVID-19 Tops 15 Million
The World Health Organization is estimating the COVID-19 pandemic has killed nearly 15 million people directly or indirectly. The number is far higher than most … Global Death Toll from COVID-19 Tops 15 MillionRead more
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Global Billionaire Wealth Surges $4 Trillion Over Pandemic
As over 2.8 million people have died globally from COVID in the past year, the wealth of the world’s billionaires has surged. The planet’s 2,365 … Global Billionaire Wealth Surges $4 Trillion Over PandemicRead more
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How Bill Gates Impeded Global Access to Covid Vaccines
On February 11, 2020, public health and infectious disease experts gathered by the hundreds at the World Health Organization’s Geneva mothership. The official pronouncement of … How Bill Gates Impeded Global Access to Covid VaccinesRead more
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We Created the ‘Pandemicene’
For the world’s viruses, this is a time of unprecedented opportunity. An estimated 40,000 viruses lurk in the bodies of mammals, of which a quarter … We Created the ‘Pandemicene’Read more
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How America’s Ultrawealthy Won the Pandemic
Deadly viruses don’t much care what’s in your wallet, but socioeconomic privilege and access to wealth do wonders when it comes to not just surviving … How America’s Ultrawealthy Won the PandemicRead more
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Covid had devastating toll on poor and low-income communities in US
The devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on poor and low-income communities across America is laid bare in a new report released on Monday that … Covid had devastating toll on poor and low-income communities in USRead more
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Capitalists & Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick
these are the early weeks of the pandemic, late April, early May 2020, really scary times, no vaccine, masks in short supply, our hospitals overrun. … Capitalists & Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got SickRead more
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Covid-19 Vaccine Apartheid Is Exacerbating Global Inequalities
The highly uneven global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines is exacerbating deadly inequalities between—and within—countries, threatening to undermine socio-economic gains throughout the developing world, the United … Covid-19 Vaccine Apartheid Is Exacerbating Global InequalitiesRead more
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Black people are dying from coronavirus — air pollution is one of the main culprits
During the turmoil of the coronavirus pandemic, we’re hearing often from our leaders that “we’re all in this together.” While true, some of us are … Black people are dying from coronavirus — air pollution is one of the main culpritsRead more