President Biden presented what we are told is an “ambitious global agenda” at the U.N. General Assembly on September 21st. His speech laid out three issues that he promised the United States will address: the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, and a third...
Nearly every year, there is talk about a government shutdown or the government running out of money. And every time this happens, eventually the funds are raised, but not after throwing millions of working people’s lives into further chaos and instability. And now...
It’s been six weeks since the start of the school year in Oakland Unified School District, and many COVID safety measures are still not in place. There are only 10 Covid testing sites across the entire district, and many schools lack equipment for safe outdoor eating...
In Raj Patel’s latest book and Rupa Marya’s debut title, “Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice,” they peel back layers of just what the Covid pandemic has revealed about our society. As they open, “Your body is a part of a society inflamed. Covid has...
On Wednesday President Biden announced new plans to help the global vaccination effort, saying now is not the time for “half-measures or middle-of-the-road ambitions. We need to go big and we need to do our part.” This is an ironic statement, considering the U.S.’s...
