coronavirus

Hospitals at risk of collapse, workers pull 14 – 16 hour shifts

November 1, 2021 By Tom Conway

Makeshift wards in lobbies are not the way to go when it comes to humane and adequate healthcare

Panel report, Dr. Birx: Trump ignored coronavirus deaths in meatpacking plants

October 29, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

59,000 infections and 269 dead workers at the nation’s big five packers. Half the infections and more than half of the deaths were at Tyson Foods.

Cuban foreign minister tells U.S. audience of blockade’s impact on COVID fight

October 27, 2021 By Gary Bono

When Cuba’s main oxygen production facility went down in the midst of the pandemic, equipment shortages caused by the U.S. blockade magnified the danger.

Five lessons coronavirus taught us for tackling the climate crisis

October 25, 2021 By Marc Vandepitte

Like the coronavirus, global warming does not respect borders.

Flight Attendants detail passenger air rage over masks, safety

October 18, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

One masked flight attendant, still weak and recovering from Covid, attacked for following safety procedures.