Health Care

Massachusetts health care activists demand: Restore COVID-19 protections now!

Boston The Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity (Mass. CHE) held an online press conference on April 5 to demand the…

April 11, 2023

Women activists meeting in Bronx, New York

Although a rainy, windy day forced the cancellation of an outdoor march, 50 activists packed a room in the basement…

March 29, 2023

Masking for COVID-19 mitigation and safety is anti-capitalist solidarity

On Feb. 6, the Boston branch of Workers World Party collectively decided and unanimously voted, prompted by young and disabled…

March 24, 2023

Boston personal care attendants demand ‘living wage, now!’

Around 200 people with disabilities and the personal care attendants who help them gathered at the Embrace Statue March 1,…

March 23, 2023

<span class="streamer2">Cyclone Freddy underscores inequalities</span> <br>Reparations for Africa!

The United States has 5% of the world’s population but is responsible for 28% of annual carbon emissions in the…

March 20, 2023

Socialist Cuba and mosquitos: humanity calls, Cuba answers

Mosquito-carried disease vectors have plagued humanity for millennia. Mosquitos carry dengue, yellow fever, malaria, West Nile fever, Zika fever, several…

March 17, 2023

Feds declare health emergency over, but COVID-19 still ravages Disability community

March 5, 2023 The Biden administration announced Jan. 30 its intent to end the national emergency and public health emergency…

March 8, 2023

Important win in the opioid crisis

Opioid addiction — opioid-use disorder — is a disease, a mental illness, a medical condition that can be treated by…

February 27, 2023

Capitalism’s undervaluation of nursing care

Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar “Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles…

February 9, 2023

Oregon nurses fight for a decent contract

In Portland, Oregon, nurses and community supporters rallied Jan. 20 in front of Providence Hospital corporate headquarters. Thousands of nurses…

January 23, 2023