Statement by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability
By CARICOM
As the world grapples with the challenge of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned at the current …
When France extorted Haiti – the greatest heist in history
Bust of Toussaint L’Ouverture. He was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. He promulgated an autonomist constitution for the colony. – Joux, France, …
The Nursing Home Didn’t Send Her to the Hospital, and She Died
Palestine Howze didn’t have COVID-19, but a law enacted to protect health providers during the pandemic could derail her family’s wrongful death suit.
By Sean Campbell, ProPublica
In early April, before COVID-19 hit her state hard, Palestine Howze was in a Durham, North Carolina, nursing home, living …
Don’t tell me you love me, show me you love me.
2021 is the year of reckoning. As we celebrate MLK, let’s remember this quote: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent …
Recovering America’s battered Democracy and Authority
New security and fencing in place at the Nation’s Capitol after the building was stormed by Trump-supporting rioters early this week. Guardsmen deployed. – …
New York City Paid an NBA Star Millions After an NYPD Officer Broke His Leg. The Officer Paid Little Price.
“When are people going to be held accountable?” asked NBA guard Thabo Sefolosha. A ProPublica review found New York has paid more than $1 billion in recent years to settle suits against officers, who are rarely punished.
NYPD vehicles parked up in a line in New York City. – New York City, USA – Circa October 2018 (Shutterstock)
By Mike Hayes, …
New COVID ‘Super Strains’ Could Disrupt Life Again
By Brenda Goodman, MA, WebMD
After 10 months of masks, social distancing, virtual school, fear for vulnerable loved ones, and loneliness, this is the …
NYCHA Falsely Certified This Brooklyn Child’s Apartment Lead-Free. Now He Has Lead Poisoning — and He’s Not Alone
“When people make mistakes and then cover those mistakes up with lies upon lies, that’s when people get really hurt,” said Sherron Paige, whose 7-year-old son, Kyan, has grown up in a lead-tainted apartment in the Red Hook Houses.
The NYCHA Fulton Houses complex of apartments in Chelsea in New York – New York NY/USA-April 28, 2020 (Shutterstock)
By Greg B. Smith, THE …
How to outsmart your COVID-19 fears and boost your mood in 2021
By Laurel Mellin, The Conversation
After a year of toxic stress ignited by so much fear and uncertainty, now is a good time to …
Gaming has benefits and perils – parents can help kids by playing with them
By Katie Headrick Taylor, The Conversation
As the pandemic forced many Americans to hunker down at home, the video game industry saw record spending …