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
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
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
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
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
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
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
700 US Billionaires Got $1.7 Trillion Richer During Two Years of Pandemic
During the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic, the collective wealth of billionaires in the United States grew by a staggering $1.7 trillion as … 700 US Billionaires Got $1.7 Trillion Richer During Two Years of PandemicRead more
Omicron BA.2 subvariant fuels new global surge of the pandemic
On Monday, the 7-day average of daily new deaths per 1 million people in Hong Kong reached 29.18. This is over 50 percent higher than … Omicron BA.2 subvariant fuels new global surge of the pandemicRead more