health
Global imbalance in vaccinations threatens to derail fight against pandemic
April 12, 2021Biden’s push to vaccinate the entire U.S. population quickly won’t guarantee an end to a pandemic that can continue if COVID is not eliminated everywhere.
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Judge trumps Trump’s line speedup at pork plants
April 7, 2021In a big victory for pork plant workers, the judge stops line speedup allowed by the Trump administration.
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Impoverished scavengers fight our trash problem, but they’re denied vaccines
April 1, 2021The work is dangerous, and injuries are common, so governments have an incentive to not recognize them or provide benefits like health care.
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AOC: U.S. infrastructure, climate, health crises deserve $10 trillion investment
April 1, 2021While President Joe Biden's roughly $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal is a welcome start, some believe the final package must be far more ambitious.
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New York and New Jersey again epicenters for high COVID infection rate
March 29, 2021A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.
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