covid
Steel Bunkers, Iodine Pills, and Canned Food: Fear of the Nuclear Apocalypse Is Back
The prepper community has grown quickly through the strife of the last few years, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has only accelerated that trend.
Mysterious Medical Organizations Are Calling for an End to COVID Vaccines
Blandly-named pseudo-medical organizations are promoting bad science, discredited drugs, and creating an industry of COVID denial.
UK Health Minister Failed to End Meeting After Testing Positive for COVID
Gillian Keegan apologised for not immediately ending a meeting with parents whose children had died by suicide despite learning she had tested positive for COVID.
Zara, Nike, and Abercrombie’s Indian Factories Weren’t Fully Paying Workers
During the last two years, more than 1,000 clothing suppliers in Karnataka, India, allegedly failed to pay their workers nearly $60 million in wages.
Keir Starmer Confronted by Mob of Anti-Vaxxers in London
Starmer was bundled into a police car after being accosted at a protest inspired by Canada’s anti-vax convoy. Some repeated a false claim recently spread by Boris Johnson that he had failed to prosecute a notorious paedophile.
Scientists Find Putting Pantyhose on Your Head Makes Your Mask Safer
After testing seven ways to make masks seal better around the face, researchers found that a pair of hosiery does the trick best.
Why Can’t You Buy Hot Meals With Food Stamps?
The restriction is often derided as cruel, anti-poor, and arbitrary.
CBD Companies Prematurely Latch On to Research Saying Cannabis Can Prevent Covid
'I don't disregard good science, but it does not mean that the drug is proven to be safe, effective.'
Sarah Palin Got COVID and ‘Of Course’ She’s Unvaccinated
“It’ll be over my dead body that I’ll have to get a shot. I will not do that,” Palin once said.
What the Black Death’s Labor Shortage Can Tell Us About Our Own
It turns out, the Black Death and the COVID-19 pandemic have something in common: workers wanting more from their bosses.
Peloton Is Imploding, and Leadership Wants Workers To Take the Fall for Them
After cashing out hundreds of millions of dollars in stock, Peloton executives plan to cut staff and close stores to make up for their past mistakes.
What Is Australia Going To Do About Long COVID?
"I've had people not hang out with me because they know I've had COVID – and these are my best friends."