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Safety in Oakland Schools: The Fight Continues
Six weeks into the school year, and many COVID safety measures are still not in place. …
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Inflamed: A Book Review
In Raj Patel’s latest book and Rupa Marya’s debut title, “Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the …
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Biden’s COVID Vaccine Pledge: A Half Measure
On Wednesday President Biden announced new plans to help the global vaccination effort, saying now is not the time for “half-measures or middle-of-the-road ambitions. We need to go big and we need to do our part.” This is an ironic statement, considering the U.S.’s repeated lack of commitment to the measures that would be needed to end this global pandemic. …
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Racist Border Policies Show Viciousness of Capitalist World
The waves of migrants coming to the U.S. southern border is a sign that capitalism is not working for people. throughout the world. And Democratic and Republican politicians continue to carry out the same policies at the border. Both parties represent the same economic system, which benefits from racism deeply entrenched in American society and in our world, dividing working people by race and nationality while our real enemies are the bosses who exploit us all. …
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California Recall Election: A Waste of Time and Money
The Republican-led recall election in California was a huge waste of time and money, and Californians were right to reject it – but that is not the same as an endorsement of Newsom. …
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2008 Again? Chinese Real Estate Colossus Evergrande on the Verge of Collapse
The giant Chinese real estate company Evergrande is on the verge of bankruptcy, drowning in debt, which could have huge shockwaves around the world. …
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1 in 500 U.S. Residents Killed by COVID-19
On September 14, the number of recorded deaths from COVID-19 in the United States reached 663,913, the equivalent of 1 in 500 Americans. …
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COVID Test Kits – Profits Before People
Companies that make test kits can charge what they want and get fat off this health disaster, even if it means most people won’t have access to the care they need. …
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A Consequence of the California Drought: Disappearing Fish
Due the extreme drought, across creeks in Northern California lay rotting carcasses of the Chinook salmon, a fish that historically would rest for weeks in these waters after completing their upstream journey. …
