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May 15, 2022

The Plot To Keep Meatpacking Plants Open During COVID-19

Michael Grabell ProPublica

Newly released documents reveal that the meatpacking industry’s callousness toward the health of its workers and its influence over the Trump administration were far greater than previously known.

September 21, 2021

Media Bits and Bytes - September 21, 2021

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Bitcoin takes El Salvador, anti-vaxx hate radio guys are dying... a good time to get on Marxists Internet Archive!

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December 23, 2020

Revealed: Guardian/KHN Find Nearly 3,000 US Health Workers Died of Covid

Christina Jewett, Robert Lewis and Melissa Bailey The Guardian

More than 2,900 US healthcare workers have died in the Covid-19 pandemic since March, a far higher number than that reported by the government, according to a new analysis by the Guardian and KHN.

September 14, 2020

National (In)Security and the Pentagon Budget

Mandy Smithberger TomDispatch

A Post-Coronavirus economy can no longer afford to put the Pentagon first. As it turns out, creating jobs through Pentagon spending is among the least effective ways to rebuild the economy.

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