Top and Bottom of the World Hit Record High Temperatures; 41% of World’s Amphibians Threatened with Extinction
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Top and Bottom of the World Hit Record High Temperatures; 41% of World’s Amphibians Threatened with Extinction

Both the top (Switzerland) and the bottom (Antarctica) of the world hit record high temperatures, simultaneously. There’s no known record of this ever happening before. Also: A study published in the scientific journal Nature found that two out of every five amphibians are threatened with extinction.

Reality Meets Truth:  The United States in the Middle East
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Reality Meets Truth: The United States in the Middle East

While employing the rhetoric of peace, the United States arms, trains and gears up Israel and Arab Gulf autocrats for war, with Iran as the target. America has helped Israel build one of the strongest militaries in the world. Israel is the world’s only unacknowledged nuclear power.

The UAW Strike Is the Most Important in Decades; Now, Kaiser Workers Also on Strike
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The UAW Strike Is the Most Important in Decades; Now, Kaiser Workers Also on Strike

One of the most ambitious and combative labor struggles in decades, the UAW strike reflects the growing power of the U.S. working class in a period of increasing political crisis. Also: “Largest Healthcare Strike in US History Begins as Kaiser Workers Revolt”.

China’s Health and Health Care in the “New Era”
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China’s Health and Health Care in the “New Era”

What is the state of health care in China? Wei Zhang analyzes the deep institutional issues that plague China’s health care system. Despite its timely and effective efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 crisis, the system still faces deep-seated challenges, many of which can be traced directly to the marketization of hospitals and medical care.