Yearly Archives: 2021
Nearly 18 million US adults couldn’t afford a prescription medication this year: Study
The finding came as the Biden administration unveiled its plan to allow the government to negotiate drug prices directly with Big Pharma.
Top 5 meat and dairy companies match Exxon in greenhouse gas emissions
“We are talking about a lack of political will to steer or transition the agricultural sector into a climate-friendly and biodiversity-friendly direction.”
How public health partnerships are encouraging Covid-19 vaccination in 4 states
Public health and communications experts from Michigan, Indiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina discuss efforts to encourage people in their states and local communities to get vaccinated.
Look! Up in the sky! Another colossal waste of our society’s talents and skills!
Our richest can now fly halfway round the world with their circadian rhythms totally intact.
9/11 survivors’ exposure to toxic dust and the chronic health conditions that followed offer...
Applying the lessons learned from 9/11 is a critically important way to honor the victims and the brave men and women who took part in the desperate rescue and recovery efforts back on those terrible days.
EPA announces new plan to regulate wastewater pollution with updated guidelines and standards
"Importantly and for the first time, EPA is committing to limit PFAS in wastewater discharges.”
Trust our brilliant leaders? Are you joking?
“With what predictably unfolded there, why do we for even a split second trust the knuckleheads in charge of our military and foreign policy to handle anything going forward?”
How can America wake up from its post-9/11 nightmare?
After 20 years of war and militarism that has only left the world a more dangerous place and accelerated America’s decline, we must choose the path of peace.
Food insecurity soared roughly 9% last year for Americans
While the Biden administration approved the largest expansion of food benefits the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has ever seen, “transformational change” still needs to be a focus.
‘Tax these moochers’: Top 1% dodge $163 billion in taxes each year
“We can no longer tolerate a rigged tax system that allows the top 1% to avoid $163 billion in taxes that they owe,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.