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President Biden receives his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine from Ric Cuming, chief nurse executive, at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. Jan. 11.
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We’re full-throttle into mass distribution of covid-19 vaccines. And let there be no doubt, their rapid development is an extraordinary achievement. I want to underscore that by revisiting what I wrote here last spring, when I placed President Trump’s Operation Warp Speed into historical context looking particularly at the polio vaccine pioneered by Dr. Jonas Salk at Pitt.
Why China Surpassed the United States By Mohamad Shaaf February 04, 2021
Information Clearing House - Following its revolution in1949, China adopted a new economic model based on the basic needs of the population instead of profit. This vital switch resulted in
by 25 percent. Becoming an economic superpower in this short period of time, and getting
ahead of the US, China has already changed the world balance of power. The purpose of this essay is to use several historically proven criteria to determine how China’s dream happened, and why it will continue to win the economic race with the US, peacefully or otherwise. It starts with
Hawaii Needs A Green Jobs Corps - Honolulu Civil Beat
The program could play a large role of restoring our environment and our economy.
About the Authors
Olivia Grodzka came to Hawaii for the jackfruit (literally) and stayed because of the hospitality and lifestyle.
Hawaii is facing record unemployment levels the worst in the nation and the worst in U.S. history. How are we going to dig ourselves out of this hole?
A new green jobs program could be a large part of restoring our society and our economy. Like the Civilian Conservation Corps created by President Franklin Roosevelt with the help of a willing Congress in the 1930s, a new Green Jobs Corps could be created with federal leadership, or could be created at the state or county level first.
Point: Increase the minimum wage now to help families, broader economy
President Joe Biden says he will ask Congress to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour. State legislatures should do the same.
By Jacqui Rogers
This is an op-ed by Jacqui Rogers, an individual partner of the Bucks County (Pa.) Women’s Advocacy Coalition. This piece was originally published in the Erie Times News.
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Imagine if you had not received a raise since 2009. That is the plight of America s minimum wage workers, about 60% of whom are women and many are heads of households.