New CDC Guidelines Say Go Back to Work!
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on March 1 that it is lifting its recommendation to isolate for five days after testing positive for COVID. It now recommends “returning to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, symptoms are improving overall, and if a fever was present, it has been […]
The Biden Administration Says You’re on Your Own as COVID-19 Cases Rise
The U.S. is experiencing a recent rise in COVID-19 cases, but the government has decided it’s not a problem anymore, and is not taking any action to mitigate it.
Mask & COVID Vaccine Mandates Ending April 3!
This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. It might be hard to recall, but only a few years ago people were not wearing masks in high-risk settings. Even within hospitals, the majority of workers went mask-less for daily procedures, and would only don […]
Covid, Flu and RSV Highlight a System That Won’t Protect Us
Despite the fact that Covid remains the third leading cause of death, killing about 400 people in the U.S. a day, the vast majority of whom are over the age of 65, the Federal Government has ended the Covid emergency declaration which provided funds for vaccination, treatment, and testing. At the same time, the triple […]
The End of the Pandemic? Long Live the Pandemic!
On September 18, a maskless President Joe Biden declared the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The week preceding this declaration saw COVID-19 as the second leading cause of death in the U.S. after heart disease. Just a few weeks before, 16,000 COVID-related deaths occurred globally. But just a little over two weeks before the pronouncement, already […]
Permanent State of Confusion – Mixed Messages With COVID Guidelines
This article was edited since it originally was posted on March 11. Across the U.S., states are changing their COVID guidelines, removing mask mandates both outdoors and indoors. At this time, individuals are no longer obligated to wear masks, even if it is strongly recommended. Many people are grateful for what seems like a return […]
From the Frontlines: Johns Hopkins University Goes Fully In-Person Amidst Its Greatest COVID Surge
As Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is finishing its second week of the current semester, it has recorded 159 positive COVID cases among the student body, as compared to 29 cases in the first two weeks of the last semester. Many things are different between this semester and the last. Now there is twice-weekly testing; wearing […]
Opening the Economy, Closing the Coffins
Politicians are rushing to reopen the economy and they don’t care how many coffins they fill.
Celebrities, Capitalism and Coronavirus: How the Rich Feign Camaraderie in Times of Crisis
In the midst of widespread panic, fear and economic instability, most of the world’s rich and powerful have been forced to flee to their multi-million dollar mansions and vacation homes.
Global Food Crisis Magnified by Pandemic
The United Nations food agency estimates that over seven million people, mostly young children, die of hunger every year. That’s in normal times without a pandemic!
The Earth Needs Us to Organize: The EPA Protects Polluters, Citing Coronavirus
On March 25, the EPA announced it is rolling back environmental protections in response to the coronavirus.
World’s Richest Man Gets Richer! (on the backs of workers risking their lives)
News reports confirm that Jeff Bezos, already far and away the world’s richest man, increased his wealth by $25 BILLION in only six weeks! How did he do this?
Landlords Use COVID-19 Crisis to Exploit Tenants for Sex
To the wealthy, we are things to exploit, not people who deserve respect. Nothing could make this more clear than the sick fact that landlords are using the current economic crisis to demand sexual favors.
More Free Money for Millionaires? You’ve Got to be Kidding!
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, millionaires in the U.S. stand to receive a lot more than $1,200. They’re getting $1.6 million in deductions, EACH.
Smithfield Foods: Profits over People’s Health
The Smithfield pork-processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is a huge eight-story meat processing plant that employs 3,700 workers.
Trump’s “Opening Our Country Council” – Unqualified, Untrustworthy, Unacceptable
Trump has formed a committee he calls the “Opening Our Country Council,” supposedly a committee of experts to figure out how to relax social distancing measures
Destroying Food While People Starve
3.7 million. That’s how many gallons of milk are being dumped each day by U.S. dairy farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blood Money at New York’s MTA
Over 10,000 people have died in New York City from the coronavirus. Many of these deaths could have been prevented if governments had taken the pandemic seriously
Hydroxychloroquine: Another Dangerous Lie, Brought to You by Trump
For several weeks now, President Trump has been pushing the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a miracle cure for COVID-19. One minute, he insists the drug will help, then the next minute he admits he doesn’t know, but says you should take it anyway because, according to him, it can’t kill you, and you have nothing […]
Around the World: People Behind Bars Revolt Just to Live
Around the world, prisoners are stuck in overcrowded facilities where the risk of getting COVID-19 is high.
Trump: Saving Face Before Saving Lives
At a press conference in March, President Trump said that “nobody knew” there’d be a pandemic of this proportion. He’s lying.
The COVID-19 Housing Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has put many people’s lives as well as livelihoods at risk. In response, the federal government has done nothing for renters or mortgage holders.
Prisoners in Kansas Revolt Against the Virus
Inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas rioted on Thursday. They raged through offices, broke windows, and set fires.
“Essential” Workers: Building the Keystone XL Pipeline!?
Montana Governor Steve Bullock is allowing construction to begin on the infamous Keystone XL oil pipeline in Montana.
COVID-19 Isn’t Racist, but the System Is!
Why are people of color getting and dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than white people?
Lying About a Pandemic – a U.S. Government Tradition
The Trump administration is not the first U.S. government to lie about an epidemic.
The International Coronavirus
This post is translated from French from: https://www.convergencesrevolutionnaires.org/ Around the World in 20 minutes Sunday, March 29 According to an AFP count, by Friday, March 27th at 11 am (Paris time), the coronavirus had already killed more than 25,000 people worldwide, two-thirds of them in Europe. Hundreds of thousands have been diagnosed, yet the figures […]
The COVID-19 Housing Crisis – Eviction Moratoriums are Not Enough
With the Covid-19 crisis, almost ten million people have filed for unemployment in the course of two weeks
Homeless in the Time of COVID-19
To lower the number of Covid-19 cases, people are encouraged to stay inside their house. But what do you do when you don’t even have a house to stay in?
The Digital Divide
Self-isolation thanks to the coronavirus makes everyone much more dependent on the internet. But lots of families lack reliable access
Food Deserts in a Pandemic
Residents of the Douglass Homes “affordable” housing community in Baltimore are organizing with supporters to get food during the coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19: A Capitalist Pandemic
The Trump administration’s criminal failure to act and to coordinate a response to the coronavirus pandemic has created a healthcare disaster. Early on, when information was coming from China, Trump said that the virus was not a threat and it would soon go away. For weeks, he and other politicians stood by while the virus […]
Pandemic Stimulus: The Priorities of Their System Laid Bare
The government has rushed in to the rescue – of banks and corporations
Education Under COVID-19 – Exposing a World of Inequalities
As Covid-19 spreads, it’s a big question whether and how students will have classes
Undocumented Immigrants: The Virus Doesn’t Discriminate, but the U.S. Government Does
The virus doesn’t discriminate based on where you were born. But the U.S. government does.
GE Workers Demand Ventilator Production
On Monday, General Electric (GE) factory workers held demonstrations at two different plants, with the demand that the company use its aviation factories to produce ventilators.
How NOT to Fight a Virus
You would think that to fight the coronavirus, the government would pull together the best minds among relevant researchers and health care providers, decide what needs to get done, get industry to make the necessary supplies
Instacart Workers Protest Conditions
Instacart, a company that lets you order groceries online and have them delivered from your favorite stores, has seen a boom in business since the coronavirus has forced people to stay home.
An Abusive System
Childhelp, a national anonymous hotline to report child abuse, has reported a 23 percent increase in calls and a 263 percent increase in texts for March 2020 compared to March 2019.
Workers at Amazon Take Responsibility for Health and Strike
Amazon workers in New York at the Staten Island warehouse went on strike on Monday the 30th, demanding that Amazon shut down their shipping center to get it cleaned for Covid-19.
The Coronavirus Pandemic: An Olympics of Failure
In country after country we are seeing an Olympics of failure. And the U.S. deserves the gold medal.
Who is Essential?
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed some of the inherent shortcomings of the capitalist economic system. The recent labeling of “essential employees” during quarantine highlights the indispensability of certain jobs
Governor Cuomo – Not the Hero He Poses As
New York City is the center of the coronavirus crisis right now, and many people say they are impressed by the way N.Y.’s Democratic Party governor, Andrew Cuomo, seems to be handling the situation. Unlike Trump, he doesn’t minimize the dangers of the virus, and has been blunt about Trump’s failure to quickly send N.Y. […]
As Trump Calls for Business as Usual by Easter, CDC Releases Disturbing Coronavirus Findings
On March 23rd, the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a report with daunting new information on the coronavirus
[VIDEO] We need PPE! Hospital Workers Protest in Oakland
Healthcare workers protested the lack of protective equipment (PPE) outside of Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Oakland, California (March 23, 2020).
Key workers stage mass walk-out over inadequate coronavirus distancing
Around 100 workers at one of Northern Ireland’s main poultry manufacturers have walked out over concerns their employer has not taken proper steps to protect them from coronavirus.
Is the Cure Worse Than the Virus?
On Monday, President Trump suggested that he’d lift the current shutdown on March 31. This is against the advice of top health officials
Profit Before People: Coronavirus Edition
On the evening of March 23, the Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, did an interview on Fox News and declared
Seasick
For the past couple of weeks, nurses at Kaiser Hospital have been caring for patients that came from the Grand Princess cruise ship and tested positive for coronavirus. Although there was time for the hospital to prepare before the ship docked, management implemented a training scheme only after the first confirmed cases of patients with Covid-19 arrived.
Fox News: Liars and Hypocrites!
While Fox news was denying coronavirus was a problem, Fox’s owner was acting differently.