Countries around the world are cautiously embracing the best methods to reopen their economies and borders.
Category: Policy
How New Zealand ‘Eliminated’ Coronavirus
The nation has zero active Covid-19 cases and reopens schools tomorrow.
Poll: One In Five Americans Worry About Losing Health Coverage In Pandemic
Nearly one in five Americans are worried about “losing or not having health insurance” during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new poll indicates.
The war on drugs: America’s secret racist war today
When former U.S. President Richard Nixon officially declared his crusade against drugs, notoriously referred to as his so-called “War on Drugs,” on June 17, 1971, America’s police-prison-profit industrial complex could at best prognosticate and at wors…
Where’s the big COVID data?
The United States has been the most impacted country in the current COVID-19 crisis. Is COVID, the only common denominator? What else is common to the over 100,000 deaths in the United States, who is collecting and analyzing the death data comprehensiv…
The Deadly Truth About Rubber Bullets
From the first use of special teak bullets for crowd control by British troops, here’s the troubled history behind the development and use of ‘nonlethal’ projectiles.
COVID-19 Reveals The Power Of Deregulation
For decades, red tape has frustrated the efforts of healthcare providers to deliver timely, high-quality care. The pandemic has shown just how useless so many of those regulations were. Continuing the deregulatory drive will yield a more efficient and …
American Medical Association: Doctors To Work To End Police Brutality, Racism In Healthcare
The American Medical Association Sunday pledged “to confront systemic racism and police brutality” at a special virtual meeting of the group’s policy-making body.
Anti-racism must be a priority for medical institutions
I want to start with a moment of silence to remember so many who have been stolen from their families and communities as a direct result of rampant white supremacy, anti-blackness, and police violence: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Breonna …
Anti-racism must be a priority for medical institutions
I want to start with a moment of silence to remember so many who have been stolen from their families and communities as a direct result of rampant white supremacy, anti-blackness, and police violence: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Breonna …
