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Jacobin endorses deadly school reopening plan reached by Los Angeles teachers union
Throughout February and March, the pseudo-left Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and its affiliated
Jacobin magazine maintained radio silence on the drive to reopen Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), which rapidly escalated and was pushed through by the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) on March 21. Two weeks later, on April 4,
Jacobin published an unqualified endorsement of the union’s deadly deal to reopen the second largest district in the US, a week before elementary schools are set to begin reopening on April 12.
The article, “LA Teachers Won a Safe Schools Reopening by Organizing,” states, “Despite the obstacles of opening school buildings in a pandemic, UTLA members are preparing to return to school sites in a far safer way than in any other major urban school district in America. This is a result of our social-justice-focused union leadership and school site organ
Brazil s Bolsonaro ignores call for new lockdown despite rise in Covid-19 cases
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A man holds a sign that reads End of Bolsonaro s government during a protest against Sao Paulo s Mayor Bruno Covas, Governor Joao Doria, President Jair Bolsonaro and their handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in front of Sao Paulo City Hall, Brazil April 7, 2021. What to watch next
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on his opposition to lockdown measures to contain Covid-19 Wednesday, as experts warned a large-scale stay-at-home was absolutely necessary to slow a deadly surge of the coronavirus.
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People come in for the first mass vaccination event carried out by the Department of Health and the Voces nonprofit organization, seeking to apply 10,000 Johnson and Johnson vaccines, at the Miramar Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti) Carlos Giusti / AP SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico’s governor says officials will start vaccinating all those 16 years and older beginning Monday, prompting celebrations across a U.S. territory facing a spike in coronavirus cases. Currently, only people 50 years and older as well as anyone 35 to 49 with chronic health conditions are authorized to receive a vaccine.
No lockdown despite surging cases in Brazil: Bolsonaro
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Bolsonaro defends move to open businesses. Image Source: IANS News
Brasilia, April 8 : Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stood firm in his opposition against a nationwide lockdown despite a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths. There will be no nationwide lockdown, Bolsonaro said on Wednesday in Chapeco, a city in the southern state of Santa Catarina where, like many other parts of Brazil, hospital service has collapsed since February due to a new wave of the pandemic. We will not accept the policy of staying at home, closing down business, lockdown. The virus, like others, came to stay and will stay.