health
COVID-19: In the U.S., science is being twisted and suppressed
April 27, 2020One lesson learned is that science must exist for the benefit of all people and not be left to the mercies of the rich and powerful.
Read moreIndia’s Communist-governed Kerala state is beating COVID-19
April 24, 2020Kerala invests more money in health than anywhere else in India and has one of the highest literacy rates in the country, making it easier to disseminate public information.
Read moreSioux Falls Smithfield disaster reflects ongoing national battle
April 23, 2020Local AFL-CIO leader: "We all want to go back to work but to a workplace different from the one we left behind.”
Read moreAppelbaum: Poultry plant workers ‘are not expendable’ in coronavirus pandemic
April 20, 2020The nation’s big poultry producers “are getting it wrong” with slow and tardy responses to worker demands for protection from the spreading coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreS.D. Gov. Noem has blood on her hands after Smithfield outbreak
April 17, 2020Refusing to issue a stay-at-home order after 700 infections at a Smithfield meat plant spread like wildfire into Sioux Falls, she says the people “just have to tough this out.”
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