coronavirus
Chicago coronavirus conflict: Parents vs. the school board
January 5, 2021The battle in Chicago reflects the national struggle over how to reopen the nation’s schools safely.
Read morePeople’s World dispatch from the coronavirus lockdown in the UK
January 5, 2021The people of the UK, under total lockdown now, grapple with the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreDecember was pandemic’s deadliest month; vaccination campaign crawls along
January 2, 2021The vaccination system in the hands of big business is so slow that it would, at the current pace, take 10 years to reach most of the population.
Read moreTrump belatedly joins COVID relief debate after pardoning murderers, corrupt Republicans
December 23, 2020Trump's failure to mention the tax giveaways for the rich in the disaster package exposes his $2,000 check crusade for struggling workers to be a charade.
Read moreLabor creates all value, including vaccine value
December 23, 2020We don't know, and maybe never will, how much "surplus value" Big Pharma will squeeze from the workers fighting against COVID-19.
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