Vaccine Production: A Fraught Rush to Market

Vaccine Production: A Fraught Rush to Market

In mid-May there was a big announcement regarding the development of a vaccine for COVID-19. Moderna, the pharmaceutical company at the head of the race, released a statement saying the results from phase 1 clinical trials were positive. The patients in the trial had...
Health Care: Laying off Millions during a Pandemic

Health Care: Laying off Millions during a Pandemic

We are living through one of the greatest health crises in world history and by far the biggest health care crisis in the U.S. in living memory. So why are so many U.S. health care workers out of work? Something is terribly wrong about this! In April, 1.4 million...
Opening the Economy, Closing the Coffins

Opening the Economy, Closing the Coffins

The government’s handling of this pandemic has pulled back the curtain, exposing the sick priorities of this system for all to see. Profits are protected at all costs and human lives are tossed aside. As the U.S. coronavirus death toll continues to climb, 41 states...