coronavirus
December 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.
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Trump 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.
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Labor 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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A worker dies every 99 minutes from being injured on the job
December 23, 2020And the data for 2020 could be even worse, BLS says—but it won’t be because of COVID-19, at least not officially.
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VA workers: Short-staffing and PPE shortages impacting vets’ care
December 23, 2020Staff shortages are not new, but now they’re really bad.
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