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As Pfizer and Moderna prepare to roll out their COVID 19 vaccines, the problems associated with publicly funded vaccines in the hands of private companies are already on the horizon, as the drug industry seeks to control global efforts for a cure.

The New York Times ran an important story this week on President Trump’s pursuit of ways to attack Iran. But the report also paints a distorted picture of Iran’s nuclear program and downplays the consequences of a US (and/or Israeli) military strike.

Cutbacks in housing, healthcare, public transportation and economic opportunities and the criminalization of underground economy jobs, like sex work and the sale of illicit drugs, lead to increased incarceration and declining public safety.

By party, race and ethnicity, age, education and religion

Dependence on profit-dominated private corporations comes with hard-hearted limits and permanent insecurity.

Chicago poet Donna Pucciani speaks to the cruel conditions facing young refugees, the idea they are not even people.

During the day, immigrant teenagers attend high school. At night, they work in factories to pay debts to smugglers and send money to family. The authorities aren’t surprised by child labor. They’re also not doing much about it.

So much vital work to be done—that must be done—for a more a peaceful world.

By giving the immune system a preview of the most critical part of the virus without causing disease, the vaccine gives the immune system time to design powerful antibodies that can neutralize the real virus.

Schools are making the hybrid learning plan work as best they can, but our teachers are likely not okay. They are getting the work done—but their physical, emotional, and mental health may be suffering in the process.