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Tag Archives: covid 19
Poverty and Covid
Worldometer today says today there are 846,886,647 and climbing, undernourished people in the world. But there are many more people who are overweight. Many thousands of dollars are spent in the US on weight loss programs, and very little is … Continue reading
Seems like a good idea to Track and Trace. Then dominate the virus.
Test everyone, then track and trace. Makes sense, but only a small number of the World’s population find themselves equipped to carry this out effectively. We will have unnecessary deaths as a result, and health workers will be overwhelmed. Trust … Continue reading
Covid 19 as many countries fight wildfires
As we continue to see the virus take its toll, watching the awful numbers at https://worldometer.pro, there is a background of other disasters for human to grapple with at the same time, such as the earth heating to unbelievable temperatures. … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, agriculture, angola, Arctic, australia, climate change, co2 emissions, covid 19, mediterranean, Russia, South America, the americas, unprecedented, wildfires
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Covid 19 immigrants detained and placed in medical isolation
Reproduced from https://www.icij.org/investigations/solitary-voices/they-were-punishing-me-for-getting-sick/?utm_source=ICIJ&utm_campaign=1f8a56091a-0825_WeeklyEmail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_992ecfdbb2-1f8a56091a-82075869 “‘They were punishing me for getting sick’ Immigrant detention centers in the United States are locking detainees with COVID-19 in solitary confinement cells for days or weeks at a time, with little opportunity for medical treatment, according … Continue reading
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Tagged covid 19, cruelty, human rights, ICE, immigrants, inequality, medical isolation
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Covid-19-driven need
“With few exceptions, the richer the wealthy become, the more selfish they behave, from severely diminished contributions to charities to the failure to exert leadership to reverse the breakdown of society. Take all the failures of the election machinery from … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, covid 19, elections, elite, military expenditure, military industrial complex, pandemic, poverty, USA, wealth
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Covid 19: out of sight out of mind
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/08/04/Census-Bureau-to-end-counting-a-month-early/3901596513638/ http://www.ncai.org/news/articles/2020/08/05/national-native-organizations-issue-joint-statement-on-u-s-census-bureau-change-to-2020-census-operations Reproducing website concerns: National Native Organizations Issue Joint Statement on U.S. Census Bureau Change to 2020 Census Operations Published on Aug 05, 2020 CONTACT NCAIpress@ncai.org Riof@nuifc.org landreth@narf.org National Native Organizations Issue Joint Statement on U.S. Census Bureau Change … Continue reading
Clean Water Shortages Worldwide: how to fight disease, such as Covid-19?
“According to a point of Buddhism, water is the most valuable and most important thing because of its connection with disease,” says the monastery’s facilities manager, Urgyan. “Clean water helps everything: healthy body, healthy mind.” A Nepalese Region Reclaims Its … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, brazil, clean water, covid 19, disease, India, infrastructure, lack of water, Mexico, poverty, unnecessary deaths, venezuela, washing hands
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Exploitation of food industry workers: Covid 19 highlights their plight
We know how we get our food to our table. To get it cheaply we rely on exploited workers. The economics of the food industry needs analysing whilst it is under the spotlight of Covid 19. Note suggestions for us … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, covid 19, food industry economics, human and labour rights, migrant workers, persecution, produce, racism
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Meat Processing Plants: Covid 19
As we all now know, if we didn’t before, meat is processed by workers who are forced to operate in close proximity. As a result many have succumbed to Covid 19. “Latino communities and all communities of color in the … Continue reading
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Tagged covid 19, diet, health, labour protection, low paid workers, meat consumption, meat processing plants, poverty, wealth
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The Food Industry and Covid 19
The Coronoravirus epidemic has highlighted many inequalities in society – the poorest are hit hardest by the consequences of the disease. I will add to this blog as I research it, but do not want to delay its publication as … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, consequences of unemployment, covid 19, fair wage, food industry, Maslow, poverty, respect, universal wage
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