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This Is Not the End: Overcoming Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic

I believe that I am on this earth to do all the work I can to help people. No matter how flawed I am and no matter how many times I mess up, I know that I can make a difference for those around me. This pandemic helped me to realize more of who I am as a person mentally, spiritually and physically. I can’t continue to live life being a timid little girl who doesn’t know how to speak up for herself.

Tiara Jackson October 12, 2021

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MFP Voices

Changing Your Mind About Vaccination Isn’t a Sign of Weakness

Generally, people are creatures of habit. You likely feel most comfortable doing what has worked for you in the past. The more you learn to pay attention to how much change there is in the environment, the more you can work to push yourself to explore new options and change your beliefs and behavior based on new evidence.

Art Markman October 7, 2021

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MFP Voices

U.S. Lawmakers Must Cancel Student Debt to Reduce Inequality, Stimulate Economy

The Biden administration is planning to put student-loan debt on a “final” hold until Jan. 31, 2022. This is not enough for many people in the United States who are saddled with student-loan debt. Numerous inequalities occurred as a result of the global pandemic—educational disadvantages of rural and inner-city school districts, dietary inequities, racial inequity and lack of health-care access.

Duvalier Malone October 5, 2021

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MFP Voices

Political Ideologies Predict Science Denial in America’s War Against COVID-19 Vaccines

In the U.S., polling on intent to get vaccinated shows a massive political divide. Counties that went for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election show higher vaccination rates than counties that went for Donald Trump. Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s summer meeting cheered the fact that the U.S. didn’t meet Biden’s July 4 vaccination goals for the country.

Adrian Bardon September 30, 2021

MFP Voices

Bridge the Wage Gap: Domestic Violence Hurts Survivors’ Economic Security

Domestic violence has economic impacts on survivors throughout their lifetimes. Additionally, women living in poverty experience domestic violence at twice the rate of those who do not, which furthers the causal relationship between abuse and economic hardship.

Dr. Wendy Mahoney September 28, 2021

Registered Nurse Taylor Curtis cares for patient Avery Mitchell in the PICU of the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Towers at Children's of Mississippi

MFP Voices

Gov. Tate Reeves’ Failure to Mandate Masks in K-12 Schools is Child Abuse

Gov. Tate Reeves is picking public fights with President Joe Biden to distract the people from his utter failure to properly manage the reopening of schools during the delta wave. Reeves seeks to distract Mississippians from the consequences of his refusal to enact a statewide school mask mandate. The fact is, our governor failed to protect our children when they needed it the most.

Douglas B. Chambers September 22, 2021

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MFP Voices

Study: Pandemic Prompts More Teachers to Consider Early Retirement or New Career

Since COVID-19 spread, teachers experienced even higher levels of stress and burnout than before the pandemic. This in turn has raised concerns about a potential exodus of teachers as well as teacher shortages, reducing teachers’ commitment to remain in the classroom.

Gema Zamarro, Andrew Camp, Dillon Fuchsman & Josh McGee September 20, 2021

MFP Voices

Unanswered Questions Surround Killing of Baby La’Mello Parker in Biloxi

It’s possible that a member of law enforcement fatally shot 3-month-old La’Mello Parker on Interstate 10 in Biloxi, Miss. Local grassroots organizations are rallying together to demand truth and transparency from local police agencies.

Leo Carney September 17, 2021

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MFP Voices

Jim Crow Tactics Reborn: Texas Abortion Law Delegates Enforcement to Citizens

Rather than giving state officials, such as the police, the power to enforce the law, the Texas law instead allows enforcement by “any person, other than an officer or employee of a state or local governmental entity in this state.” This enforcement mechanism relies solely on citizens, rather than on government officials, to enforce the law.

Stephanie Lindquist September 13, 2021

Category: MFP Voices

This Is Not the End: Overcoming Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Lawmakers Must Cancel Student Debt to Reduce Inequality, Stimulate Economy

Political Ideologies Predict Science Denial in America’s War Against COVID-19 Vaccines

Bridge the Wage Gap: Domestic Violence Hurts Survivors’ Economic Security

Gov. Tate Reeves’ Failure to Mandate Masks in K-12 Schools is Child Abuse

Study: Pandemic Prompts More Teachers to Consider Early Retirement or New Career

Unanswered Questions Surround Killing of Baby La’Mello Parker in Biloxi

Jim Crow Tactics Reborn: Texas Abortion Law Delegates Enforcement to Citizens

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