Trump’s science cuts hit Brazilian health research
US cuts to partnerships threaten health research and impact Brazil’s universities, with researchers encouraging Global South cooperation
After Supreme Court ruling, a tsunami of evictions is set overwhelm US
Following a Supreme Court ruling that ended the moratorium, evictions are resuming in the United States. Eugene Puryear talks about the impact of this judgement on millions who might face a housing crisis even as the pandemic continues to rage on
Mobilizations force Biden to enact new eviction ban
The new eviction moratorium was put in place amid protests at the federal capital led by progressive legislator Cori Bush, along with various social movements in the US
Relief for millions as US apex court keeps eviction bans in place
In a step that brings relief for millions of low-income families across the United States, the Supreme Court decided against a stay on a federally-imposed eviction moratorium
How police preserve inequality in Los Angeles—and everywhere else
Instead of dismantling encampments where unhoused people have formed their own communities, we ought to dismantle the economic system that fosters homelessness and the state power that preserves inequality
This holiday season, hunger and poverty stalk the US
It’s holiday season in the United States but the country faces an unprecedented crisis as poverty and hunger are soaring and millions face the risk of evictions
Trump’s withdrawal from WHO is a cover-up for his abject failure on COVID-19
The WHO, warts and all, still stands for global cooperation and fostering public health policies, and is the only instrument we have for global coordination. It is hated by the right-wing precisely for these reasons.
World at a tipping point as COVID-19 cases cross 100,000
Every country needs to prepare and prepare now, with testing capacities, infrastructure to quarantine suspected cases, and hospital infrastructure to isolate patients in special negative pressure rooms
How has Measles made it back into the US?
With an outbreak being reported every year, affecting hundreds of people, we take a look at the social factors that have led to this situation






