Pandemic

Despite What Biden Says, the Pandemic Isn’t Over
Joe Biden and the bourgeoisie may be ready for the pandemic to be over, but that doesn’t mean Covid-19 has gone away.
Olivia Wood
September 20, 2022If We Die of Monkeypox, Leave Our Bodies on the Steps of the WHO
On July 23, 2022, the WHO declared monkeypox a global public health emergency, but access to testing and vaccination is still limited. The struggle to fight the spread of monkeypox is inextricably linked to the fight against homophobia, racism, and imperialism.
K.S. Mehta
July 31, 2022One Million U.S. Covid Deaths and Counting: A Grim Milestone
The official death toll in the U.S. for COVID-19 has surpassed one million. The capitalists and U.S. politicians have blood on their hands.
Emma Lee
June 17, 2022Bosses Are Not on Your Team and They Proved It During the Pandemic
Are your bosses issuing an “apology” for how they handled the pandemic? Are they promising to “do better” as an institution? Bosses are trying to save face after having lost workers’ trust. Well, when someone shows you their true colors, you should believe them. No one showed their colors more clearly than bosses throughout the Covid pandemic, putting profit over lives.
Mike Pappas
February 10, 2022A Working-Class Program for Safe School Reopenings
Schools have been at the center of the capitalist strategy to reopen the economy for nearly two years. But the decision to reopen schools shouldn’t be up to the capitalists — it should be decided by the people who live and work within their communities. Here we present a working-class program for safe school reopenings.
Carmin Maffea
January 28, 2022“It Feels Like Everything in the Hospital Is Breaking Down”: Interview with a Medical Resident in the Bronx
A medical resident in the Bronx spoke with Left Voice about how the global pandemic exposed long-standing issues in the U.S. healthcare system, and why healthcare workers must support each other.
Left Voice
January 19, 2022As the WHO Warns of an Omicron “Tsunami,” the United States and Europe Enact Irrational and Irresponsible Measures
Record-setting increases in daily Covid infection numbers, with the Omicron variant getting out of control, has led the United States and European countries to reduce quarantine periods and take other measures that put the profits of the bosses over workers’ health.
Juan Andrés Gallardo
December 30, 2021“The CDC stands for Can’t Disrupt Capitalism” And Other Tweets That Capture the Moment
The internet has quite a lot to say about the new CDC guidelines for isolation. Here are some of our favorite tweets.
Left Voice
December 29, 2021CDC Sides with Bosses Against Workers, Shortens Quarantine Time
CDC recommends shorter isolation times for people with COVID-19 despite increase in cases.
Cal Berry
December 28, 2021Ending the Pandemic Is Not an “Individual Responsibility”
The Biden administration’s “individual responsibility” directive to “get vaccinated and boosted” is failing. The focus on vaccination only, rather than systemic solutions, is a ruling-class tactic to deflect blame away from bourgeois politicians and the capitalist system that continually places profit over lives.
Mike Pappas
December 28, 2021