Healthcare
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Greedy grocery giants sue to stop Seattle hazard pay for essential workers
“We see this kind of employer pushback every time we pass workers-rights laws, but it’s especially unfortunate in the middle…
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Washington state restaurants need more relief, not premature reopening plans
While restaurants are being allowed to open for indoor dining at 25% capacity, restaurant workers are not included as essential…
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Chicago public school reopening battle rages on
The union has asked teachers to continue to teach remotely after Jan. 28.
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Texas schools are peddling lies to ‘normalize’ COVID at the expense of communities
COVID has exacerbated the class struggle in schools nationwide, especially in states with openly hostile policies such as Texas.
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Jackson, Miss., schools ‘Smart Restart’ pushed by capitalism, not families
JPS leaders are making the decision to reopen campus because our racist capitalist system refuses to prioritize public health and…
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Chicago mayor orders teachers back to schools under threat of termination
In this climate of intimidation, political winds might be shifting.
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Florida state agents raid home of COVID-19 whistleblower
This raid comes at a time when the most recent CDC data indicates that Florida surpassed 19,000 deaths due to…
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¿Cuándo habrá una vacuna contra el COVID-19?
Un aumento dramático en las tasas de infección por COVID-19 en todo el país ha confirmado una triste realidad: Estados…
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Boston’s looming eviction crisis
In Boston and elsewhere in the United States, there is a tendency in the press to characterize the current economic…
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Six teacher deaths at start of fall semester heighten public health concerns
Reopening schools is by and large not a response to the needs of young people in the United States.
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