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Health Care January 22, 2024

‘Emergency’ or Not, Covid Is Still Killing People. Here’s What Doctors Advise to Stay Safe.

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen January 18, 2024 With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States…

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Health Care February 27, 2023

What is spillover? Bird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic

by Treana Mayer, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The current epidemic of avian influenza has killed over 58 million birds in the…

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Education February 9, 2023

Public school enrollment dropped by 1.2M during the pandemic – an expert discusses where the students went and why it matters

by Thomas Dee, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Student learning took a big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just how much is only…

The Workplace November 24, 2022

A Work-From-Home Culture Takes Root in California

This article by Phillip Reese first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Phillip Reese November 23, 2022 Even as pandemic lockdowns fade into memory, covid-19 has transformed California’s…

Human Rights April 20, 2022

Human rights declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, in countries from Angola to the US to New Zealand

By Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis Human rights activists and international leaders first warned in April 2020 that countries could use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to crack…

Health Care August 1, 2020

Kemp extends health emergency order

Governor Brian Kemp has extended Georgia’s public health emergency order due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic through midnight September 10. In an executive order announced on July 31, 2020, Kemp…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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pandemic

‘Emergency’ or Not, Covid Is Still Killing People. Here’s What Doctors Advise to Stay Safe.

What is spillover? Bird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic

Public school enrollment dropped by 1.2M during the pandemic – an expert discusses where the students went and why it matters

A Work-From-Home Culture Takes Root in California

Human rights declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, in countries from Angola to the US to New Zealand

Kemp extends health emergency order