‘Pandemic is far from over’: People’s CDC tells Congress to fund covid response

By Kenny Stancil

It’s not just COVID-19: Why Texas faces a teacher shortage

By Brian Lopez

Biden tests positive for COVID-19: An infectious disease doctor explains the risks and treatments available for the 79-year-old president

By Beth Daley

Extremist groups flock to ‘siege’ protest of Canada’s capitol

By Julia Conley

Similar protests to the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ are reportedly being planned in the U.S. and throughout Europe

Remote instruction is back in some areas, even as the digital divide never disappeared

By Nadra Nittle

School districts have stocked up on computers but broadband access remains a problem as a Covid surge sends some systems remote

We’ll never know how many people are dead because of Rupert Murdoch’s propaganda

By Eric Boehlert

Fearful of far-right competitors, the Fox honcho decided to redouble the toxic lies about Covid-19

Oxfam report: Billionaires ‘had a terrific pandemic,’ everyone else not so much

By Jon Queally

The 10 richest people in the world saw their fortunes grow at a rate of over $1.2 billion per day since the pandemic hit nearly two years ago

The privilege of staying home: Covid and the highly skilled workforce

By Agnieszka Weinar

Remote working during the pandemic allowed once-mobile skilled workers to choose immobility, with possible long-term impacts on future work and migration patterns

Embracing uncertainty may be a better way to cure conspiracist thinking

By Ivan Oransky

If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us, labels can make the truth that much harder to find

Vaccine patent waivers would be more effective at stopping covid variants than travel bans

By Andrea Germanos

Getting residents of low-income countries vaccinated is the best way to stop new SARS-CoV2 variants