health
Privately-run immigrant jails denying detainees masks, dodging responsibility
April 14, 2020Guards would not give out masks until detainees signed forms saying they could not hold the private prison company liable if they got the coronavirus.
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Trump, pushing for May 1 “re-opening,” attacks Dr. Fauci
April 13, 2020On Easter weekend, he blames China, the World Health Organization, Obama, governors, Congress, Democrats, and the media for his disastrous handling of coronavirus crisis.
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Japanese Communists criticize secrecy surrounding COVID-19 case numbers on U.S. military bases
April 9, 2020Neither the Pentagon nor the Japanese government is revealing the information needed to protect local communities near U.S. bases.
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Despite U.S. blockade, Cuba’s comprehensive health system looks after every citizen
April 9, 2020The system may not always have expensive equipment at the neighborhood level, but every patient gets the care needed.
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Congressional Black Caucus tackles outsized coronavirus impact on African Americans
April 9, 2020“Blacks are nickeled and dimed” for both health services and access to other aid, says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
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