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‘The entire village had Covid’: Testimony of a Xingu woman
March 23, 2022The women’s leader of the Xingu Indigenous Territory, the eldest daughter of one important tribal chief and the niece of another, Watatakalu Yawalapiti watched her family be devastated by Covid.
Read moreCDC says coronavirus proved racism is a threat to health
February 17, 2022Bad housing, more-dangerous jobs, and outright discrimination—all signs of an unaddressed epidemic impacting public health: racism.
Read moreDeath by disinformation: Anti-vaxxers, GOP, fascists, white supremacists unite against public health
February 1, 2022Anti-vaxxers were once a fringe cause consisting of religious fundamentalists, libertarians, grifters, celebrities, and some liberals. Now, the extreme right wing has engulfed this movement, bringing tens of millions of followers.
Read moreCOVID testing scam hits Michigan, contributing to pandemic fatigue
January 20, 2022We’re being told to accept that some people may have to die, and coronavirus scams are just making things worse.
Read moreNurses to feds: Put people before profits in COVID fight
January 4, 2022The nation’s largest nurses’ union, National Nurses United, wants the CDC to hold the line on loosening worker and consumer safety regulations.
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