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Michael Laxer
Apr 32 min read
WHO Negotiations for Pandemic Treaty Extended Due to Disagreements
WHO Flag - Leif Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Global News Service...
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Michael Laxer
Nov 16, 20232 min read
Life expectancy in the US drops dramatically
In a remarkable development that is a clear indictment of healthcare and public health initiatives in the United States, life expectancy...
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Michael Laxer
Nov 30, 20212 min read
China celebrates friendship with Africa, pledges a billion vaccine doses
In a striking act of internationalism and solidarity, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged that the People's Republic would deliver one...
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Michael Laxer
Apr 16, 20212 min read
Bolivia and coalition of Communist and workers' parties are calling for ending vaccine patent rights
A coalition of Communist and workers' parties released a joint statement April 16 calling for the "abolition of the so-called...
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Michael Laxer
Apr 6, 20213 min read
New numbers in Ontario show large workplaces are fueling pandemic outbreaks
The focus in fighting the pandemic has to shift to large workplaces and workplace prevention. New numbers in Ontario show what many of us...
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Michael Laxer
Jan 13, 20214 min read
The Ontario lockdown was a tragedy, the stay-at-home order is a farce
With many loopholes, big box stores still fully operating, few new workplace closures and no paid sick leave, the "stay-at-home" order...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 14, 20203 min read
"The pandemic has been affecting the entire food system and has laid bare its fragility"
The ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO jointly warn of great dangers ahead for workers, developing nations and people living in poverty without...
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