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Abortion nonprofits say Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain defamed them
March 31, 2022Cain has accused the nonprofits of being “criminal organizations” and has ordered them to stop funding abortions in Texas. Lawyers representing the funds are demanding a retraction.
Read more‘The entire village had Covid’: Testimony of a Xingu woman
March 23, 2022The women’s leader of the Xingu Indigenous Territory, the eldest daughter of one important tribal chief and the niece of another, Watatakalu Yawalapiti watched her family be devastated by Covid.
Read moreCDC says coronavirus proved racism is a threat to health
February 17, 2022Bad housing, more-dangerous jobs, and outright discrimination—all signs of an unaddressed epidemic impacting public health: racism.
Read moreDeath by disinformation: Anti-vaxxers, GOP, fascists, white supremacists unite against public health
February 1, 2022Anti-vaxxers were once a fringe cause consisting of religious fundamentalists, libertarians, grifters, celebrities, and some liberals. Now, the extreme right wing has engulfed this movement, bringing tens of millions of followers.
Read moreCOVID testing scam hits Michigan, contributing to pandemic fatigue
January 20, 2022We’re being told to accept that some people may have to die, and coronavirus scams are just making things worse.
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