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As states reopen for business, the coronavirus is exploding among America’s 2.5 million farmworkers, imperiling efforts to contain the spread of the disease and keep food on the shelves just as …
Undocumented Farmworkers Are Refusing COVID Tests for Fear of Losing Their Jobs Read More
Mutual aid is flourishing in south Minneapolis, where the police killing of an unarmed Black man and a revolt against state violence has left a community hungry for connection and …
Uprisings are driving a surge in mutual aid in Minneapolis and beyond Read MoreEarlier this month, the New York City health department released a map showing confirmed COVID-19 cases by zip code. The highest case counts were concentrated in lower-income neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. …
‘A threat multiplier’: The hidden factors contributing to New York City’s coronavirus disparities Read More
At this very moment, U.S. Postal Service carriers are delivering masks and respirators to the front lines in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. They are moving test kits to …
Schemes to privatize the U.S. Postal Service are being debated amid coronavirus Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has mostly yielded bad news for renewable energy. Disruptions to supply chains and slowdowns in permitting and construction have delayed solar and wind projects, endangering their eligibility for the …
As oil crashes during the pandemic, geothermal energy rises Read More
Nations are going through trying times, and they have to get creative in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In the United States, Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is among those who …
US: Fighting coronavirus-induced debt with two trillion-dollar supercoins? Read More
From the publisher: Nature is no longer the leading cause of death; society is. This makes health care one of the most important political issues today. This book looks at …
Vital Signs: The Deadly Costs of Health Inequality Read More
Researchers have charted the US phenomenon where, as globalisation spreads injustice, the despondent reach for the gun. Review by John Komlos It is a commonplace that the demographic development of …
Nothing left to lose Read More
Jessica Gordon-Nembhard is a leading economist studying co-operatives. In fact she effectively invented this economic research agenda in the US. She was brought up by social activists who discussed Marx …
Cooperatives on the table Read More
Teachers of pluralist economics need to foster argument that is sound, not shrill. Amy S Cramer and Laura Markowitz make a point. It’s the first day of the semester at …
Mind over the matter Read More