New COVID-19 Strain in the U.K. Raises Questions on Future of Pandemic
The new potentially more contagious COVID-19 strain found in the UK is raising questions about the pandemic fight’s future. Just when good news regarding the coronavirus had reached the world—stunning breakthroughs in the development of COVID-19 vaccines at historic speeds—scientists have found a late-year mutation of the virus in the U.K. This comes as the […]
Weekend Review: SCOTUS Rejection Enrages Trump
The US Supreme Court has rejected an extraordinary attempt to dismiss election results in four crucial states. The lawsuit, filed by the state of Texas, was backed by President Trump and sought to invalidate results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. President-elect Joe Biden won those elections and state courts upheld the individual wins. The […]
Weekend Review: Protests in India Rage On
Protests in India continued this week as tens of thousands of farmers joined the demand to repeal controversial laws enacted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September. Many Indians believe these laws will further erode protections for farmers by allowing more free market activity around the sale, pricing, and storage of food from farms. #FarmersProtest: Transporters […]
Why Biden’s Long History with DuPont Should Worry Us All
President-elect Joe Biden’s long-standing coziness with DuPont chemical company has been rightfully infuriating many environmentalists and climate change activists. Erin Brockovich, for one, wrote an article bluntly titled “Dear Joe Biden: Are You Kidding Me” which detailed her concerns about the addition of former DuPont employee Michael McCabe to Biden’s EPA transition team. “It should […]
As COVID-19 Vaccines Approach WHO Cautions Against Remdesivir
Last week Pfizer and German partner BioNTech became the first companies to seek emergency authorization for the COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) vaccines in the United States. Data released on November 9th showed the vaccine they are working on being quite effective. Shortly after, Moderna also announced similar results providing a major step forward in the battle against the […]
Weekend Review: Trump Checked Out of Presidency, Refusing to Concede
This weekend, the president skipped a virtual G20 Summit meeting with world leaders who were discussing the coronavirus pandemic. Trump played golf instead. The US has the most cases and pandemic-related deaths than any country in the world, and the G20 summit was on Trump’s official schedule. Instead, he essentially popped in to say he […]
Panic for Profit: Activist Uncovers Pritzker Conflict of Interests
Allan Max Axelrod and the #NoAmerenShutoffs campaign have made major progress in the fight to keep utilities on for the people of Illinois during the pandemic.The state is surging in Covid-19 cases and mortalities while Governor JB Pritzker remains silent on extending an eviction moratorium and enacting a mandatory moratorium on utility shutoffs.Axelrod uncovered that […]
Weekend Review: China Forms World’s Largest Trading Alliance
On Sunday, fifteen countries including China cemented a pact to form the largest global trading bloc to date, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The deal took more than eight years to negotiate and was signed virtually to adhere to pandemic safety measures. This partnership includes many Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea, […]
Joe Biden: 46th President of the United States
After days of counting votes in a few crucial states, former Vice President Joe Biden has been named the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election. The race was called following Biden’s win in Pennsylvania. It was too close to call for days, but Biden held onto Nevada and eventually pulled ahead in both Georgia […]
The US Sets Another Grim COVID-19 Milestone
While going without a complete answer, the lack of Universal Healthcare puts U.S. citizens in a predicament when receiving care for COVID-19.