We need to ditch the myths and stick together to win this one

A group of several red pawn chess pieces to the left, with a lone black pawn chess piece off to the right, possibly indicating shunning or exclusion, or possibly even a tentative approach to a group

Out of all the anti-vax myths to stick around these 18 months, the one that bothers me the most is COVID isn’t really a problem if you’re “healthy.” Somehow this misconception persists despite the well-documented, ongoing and debilitating effects of long COVID amongst everyone, the young and healthy included. The problem, of course is that …

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CRT: The facts of life

Last week, the Supreme Court upheld right-wing racist voting restrictions in Arizona, effectively gutting what’s left of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling was 6-3 and five of those six right-wing justices were appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote. If that wasn’t ironic enough, please remember that this is happening while the chief …

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