Vietnam dare to win, dare to beat the Corona Virus!
The time for political games, half-measures, and brinkmanship has long passed. Without significant and sustained congressional action, 30 million to 40 million renters are at risk of being evicted by the end of the year.
Republicans’ answer to the prospect of socialized medicine is, for a growing number of Americans, no healthcare at all. And the attacks on women’s reproductive care continue.
Access to medicine is an ethical problem, not a scientific one. And any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to have a high price tag and be unequally distributed according to countries’ purchasing power.
Until we have effective and safe medications, a proven vaccine and better testing, our best shot at getting control would be to again close many businesses and activities.
A briefing packet for federal emergency response teams details the steps schools should take to reopen safely.
Susan Reverby’s riveting biography of Alan Berkman is a magnificent book. Berkman was imprisoned in the 60s, convicted for his political work. On regaining his freedom he devoted his life to public health and helping those the system abandoned.
Dr. Linda Murray, former chief medical officer for Cook County Department of Public Health, was a doctor serving public housing residents when one of the deadliest heat waves in U.S. history hit Chicago. 25 years later, she sees the same root causes.
Protesters are in the streets demonstrating against police brutality and white supremacy to protect themselves and their communities because institutions have been killing black people in this country far longer than the coronavirus has.
If ever there was a time to act up, be confrontational, disrupt and demand an end to this dystopia, it is now. Larry Kramer was right. Let's honor his legacy and raise hell.
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