Luxury Covid Recovery for Trump and the Rich; Destitution for the Working Class

President Trump has been hospitalized for Covid-19. His luxury treatment is very different from that of the 200,000 mostly working class people who have died so far in the pandemic.

An Avoidable Disaster: At Least 200,000 Dead From Coronavirus in the U.S.

The United States has now officially recorded over 200,000 Coronavirus deaths, far more than any other country on the planet. This was an avoidable disaster made worse by the endless profit seeking and exploitation that define capitalism.

On Neuralink: Elon Musk, Neurodevices, and Their Implications

In typical Elon Musk fashion, the tech entrepreneur recently unveiled Neuralink, a neurodevice, that according to Musk, could go as far as merging human consciousness with artificial intelligence. Neuroscientist Steven Rose shares his assessment on Musk's device.

ICE’s Forced Hysterectomies Are Part of a Long History of State Sterilization of Women of Color

According to a whistleblower report, an ICE detention center is performing hysterectomies on women without their consent or awareness. This is consistent with a long history of forced sterilization of women of color in the United States.

Capitalism Caused the Suicide Epidemic. We Must Overthrow It

September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Many NGOs, politicians, and corporations will release statements on the need to raise awareness around individual mental health. But they only pay lip service to a deeply systemic issue that is rooted in the injustices and exploitation of capitalism.

If You Kill the USPS, You Kill Us

Recent attacks on the Postal Service have weakened the infrastructure needed to get medications to working class, rural, and disabled people, which has become even more critical during the pandemic. 

I Waited 18 Days for a Covid Result. That Makes the Test Useless

A Left Voice editor waited 18 days for her Coronavirus test result. She is not the only one. Privatized healthcare is not working.

Big Pharma is Profiteering from the Pandemic

Gilead Sciences has a Covid-19 drug called remdesiriv. It will charge up to $3,120 for a five-day course. We must fight against pandemic profiteering. 

More Healthcare Workers Have Died of Covid-19 in Brazil than Anywhere Else in the World

Hundreds of nurses have died in Brazil as a result of the coronavirus.