COVID Isn’t Over (and It May Never Be)

  I am in my early twenties, I had a next-to-asymptomatic case of COVID-19, and I have moderate long COVID. For three months, I had post-exertional malaise and other neurological…

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Masking the Future

My blood boiled when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that allowed parents to sue school districts that required masks for children. I couldn’t believe it when Texas Governor…

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Inflation May Continue, But There is Hope

In the last 12 months, the United States has seen inflation run rampant. The Consumer Price Index shows that everyday necessities have gotten more expensive. Medical services, transportation services, and…

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A Moral Obligation to Remedy Vaccine Inequality

On September 22nd, the FDA approved the Pfizer, J&J, and Moderna booster shot for those 65 and older and those at high risk. This approval kick-started a nationwide booster campaign,…

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The Stakes are Clear

Senator Mike Lee emoting. Photo credit The Daily Kos Late on October 7, as he suffered through the COVID-19 infection that he brought upon himself and forced upon the nation,…

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The U.S. Needs a National COVID-19 Strategy Now

Pictured: The Statue of Liberty wearing a mask. Photo courtesy of: Getty Images The COVID-19 response in the United States has been nothing short of embarrassing. From the start, President…

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The Politics of Death

Joe Biden, among his family, viewing his son’s casket. Photo courtesy of Intelligencer. Even before the spread of coronavirus across the United States, 2020 was a year marked with death.…

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