Matt Taibbi: The Folly of Pandemic Censorship
As the latest anti-Substack campaign shows, more and more people are forgetting why free speech works
Omicron Spread Continues at San Quentin State Prison
Two months after a Marin County judge ruled that prison officials inflicted cruel and unusual punishment on prisoners at San Quentin State Prison during a COVID-19 outbreak that infected more…
Capitalists Only “Trust the Science” When It Suits Their Agenda
Trusting science should not mean trusting in the benevolence of the ruling class.
Is Wastewater Pointing to the End of the Pandemic?
Not only is the Omicron variant of Covid-19 proving to be less deadly, but viral load analysis of sewage in several places indicates the end of the pandemic could be…
Billionaires ‘Had a Terrific Pandemic’ While Inequality Killed Millions: Oxfam
A new report explains how inequality contributed to the death of 21,000 people each day of the pandemic while the wealthiest collectively got $1.2 billion richer every 24 hours.
Biden Urged to Fire Covid Response Chief Over ‘Damning’ Failures
Zients has failed to provide the materials necessary to improve the U.S. response, or the guidance necessary to keep the pandemic under control.
Biden’s Failure to Provide At-Home Covid Tests Looks Extra Ridiculous Arriving From the U.K.
Why is the Biden administration only now making rapid antigen tests available for free when the British government has been doing so for months?
Calls for Paid Leave Grow as Workers Face ‘Vicious Cycle’: Their Jobs or COVID Safety
Many workers who do not paid sick face the choice of staying home without pay and getting written up, or going to work while contagious.
Instead of More Support, Schools Have Upped Demands on Teachers During Pandemic
The pandemic revealed the many ways that schools can be repressive places.
‘Huge Increase’ in Child Poverty Feared as Tax Credit Expires Amid Omicron Wave
"The pandemic isn't over—the relief to withstand it shouldn't stop," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
Matt Taibbi and Matt Orfalea on Pandemic Scare-Coverage
Following the emergence of the Omicron variant, pandemic scare-coverage reaches new heights.
As Covid Deaths Hit 800k, Sanders Says Medicare for All Needed to End ‘Vulgarity’ of US Health System
After nearly two years of the coronavirus pandemic and 800,000 deaths caused by the virus, Bernie Sanders says it is time to enact Medicare for All.
Experts Warn Merck’s FDA-Authorized Covid Pill Could ‘Create Breeding Ground for Mutant Viruses’
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Merck’s anti-viral coronavirus pill has been heralded as a “gamechanger” in the fight against the deadly global pandemic, and the Food and Drug Administration…
The Pentagon Just Got $778 Billion, But USAID Is Running Out of Money for COVID-19 Vaccines?
By Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Sharply contrasting with the $778 billion in new military spending authorized Monday by President Joe Biden, the U.S. Agency for International Development reportedly can’t…
Tom Engelhardt: Surviving Another Year in This Disturbed Country of Ours
Happy new year? I don’t quite think so.