On AlterNet: swine flu

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "swine flu"

Why Is the CDC Recommending Lysol For H1N1?

Lucinda Marshall, Reclaiming Medusa. January 7, 2010.

Another company in bed with the CDC, should be no surprise, but it's still ugly.

Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause a Pandemic

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. January 6, 2010.

The chicken and pork industries have wrought unprecedented changes in bird and swine flu. Billions could die in a new pandemic.

USA Today: Defense Contractors Got H1N1 Vaccine Before Schools and Hospitals Did

Staff, AlterNet. December 8, 2009.

Among the corporations on the receiving end were Bell Helicopter and Lockheed Martin.

Barbara Ehrenreich: Why Your Children May Not Get a Swine Flu Shot Before They Need It

Barbara Ehrenreich, TomDispatch.com. November 4, 2009.

Too much faith in private enterprise has left us open to a flu epidemic.

Absurd: Joe "You Lie!" Wilson Claims Obama is "Solely Responsible" For Swine Flu

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. November 3, 2009.

This is despite Wilson's voting down of an appropriations bill that contained special funding to battle H1N1.

Will Your Member of Congress Get the Swine Flu Vaccine?

Staff, AlterNet. October 24, 2009.

Some are.

H1N1 Just Isn't That Scary: Why There's No Reason to Go Overboard with Swine Flu Hysteria

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 25, 2009.

Just a few years ago, we wouldn't have known there was a "swine flu."

2,000 Students at U.S. University Report Swine Flu Symptoms

Agence France PresseSeptember 7, 2009.

The reported outbreak is one of the largest of the virus on a US college campus.

Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made Bacon a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. July 23, 2009.

The confluence of factory farming, the boom in fast food and manipulation of consumer taste created processed foods that can hook us like drugs.

U.S. Boy, 9, Dies of Swine Flu: Authorities

Agence France Presse June 16, 2009.

The death raises the U.S. death toll from the A(H1N1) flu virus to 47.

British Flu Death is First Fatality Outside Americas

Agence France Presse June 14, 2009.

Three days after the WHO declared a global pandemic, the Scottish government announced that an infected patient had died in hospital.

U.S. Sick Leave Policy Makes Nation More Vulnerable To Swine Flu

Arthur Delaney, Huffington Post. May 20, 2009.

Costs U.S. economy $180 billion annually in lost productivity.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Swine Flu, but Were Afraid to Ask

Staff, AlterNet. May 15, 2009.

GOOD Magazine offers an animated look at this pandemic.

Capitalist Pigs: What the Wall Street Meltdown and Swine Flu Have in Common

David Sirota, AlterNet. May 9, 2009.

Pigs are supposed to be the smartest domestic animal. But they clearly have trouble when charged with managing capitalism.

On the Importance of Fighting the H1N1 Hype

Nezua, Media Consortium. May 7, 2009.

Mexico is suffering most from both the virus and an intensifying conservative backlash.

Driving Through an Empty Tijuana in the Midst of the Swine Flu

Mike Davis, TomDispatch.com. May 6, 2009.

A shotgun seat-rider's account of what Mexico actually looks like through local eyes from the other side of the border.

Are We So Addicted to Meat That We Can't See Where the Swine Flu Came From?

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. May 5, 2009.

A virus like swine flu is a completely predictable outcome of our cruel and appallingly filthy factory farming systems.

Biden's Swine Flu Gaff: I'm Telling My Family To Avoid Trains, Airplanes

Staff, Huffington Post. April 30, 2009.

Biden spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander released a statement shortly after the appearance, clarifying his remarks.

Flu Schmlu ... Forget the Media's Hype

Cervantes, AlterNet. April 29, 2009.

There are many things to fear in this world, but so far the swine flu isn't one of them.

Surprise: Michele Bachmann Spouts Off More Crazy Lies

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. April 29, 2009.

We should at least consider the possibility that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is a secret liberal activist, pretending to be a lunatic.

Michelle Malkin and Michael Savage Use Swine Flu Crisis to Peddle Their Xenophobia

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 29, 2009.

The right-wing pundits who seized on the swine flu to push their anti-immigrant rhetoric are employing an ancient racist tactic.

Twitter Explodes With the Swine Flu

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. April 28, 2009.

Will the microblogging tool be a force for good or evil as the swine flu progresses?

The Swine Flu Crisis Lays Bare the Meat Industry's Monstrous Power

Mike Davis, Comment Is Free. April 28, 2009.

Animal husbandry now more closely resembles the petrochemical industry than the happy family farm.

Death by Media? Flu Panic Can Kill

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 28, 2009.

Much ado about the swine flu.

Jon Stewart Slams Media Swine Flu Fear Mongering

Alex Leo, Huffington Post. April 28, 2009.

With 149 deaths in Mexico, swine flu still ranks last on the "list of things that can kill you in Mexico."