If you think vaccine mandate pushback is bad…
At some point, governments will start using more sticks than carrots to break our deadly dependence on fossil fuels. How will humanity respond?
Rethinking Medicare for All – slightly
In running a social system, we really need to decide when and how wealth can be used to “buy your way” into a better level of treatment.
Internal EPA documents show scramble for data on Monsanto’s Roundup
Monsanto itself has admitted a lack of extensive safety tests on its formulated products.
Tobacco industry donates millions to try and defeat Medicaid expansion in Montana
"Voters in Montana have a simple choice: side with companies that kill or with Montanans who need access to healthcare.”
Indigenous languages are going extinct and taking knowledge of medicinal plants with them
"[L]anguage allows indigenous societies to use the biodiversity that surrounds them as a 'living pharmacy' and to describe the medicinal properties of plants."
FOIA Request Shows Govt Lied About Lead in Water, Knowingly Poisoning Countless Children
Instead of keeping children safe, Michigan officials repeatedly lied about the safety of their drinking water even though they knew it was poisoned.
Bill to Block Mandatory GMO Labeling Advances in Senate
D.C. dysfunction at its finest: Committee passes law that an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 13
Democratic lawmakers demand answers from FEMA , Trump cuts FEMA budget to pay for ICE, Midwest abandons Trump, and more.
Organic Farmers Score New Victory in ‘David and Goliath’ GMO Fight
Jackson County, Oregon wins new protections against cultivation of genetically engineered crops.
EU Countries Launch Shock Rebellion against Glyphosate Herbicides
Public pressure against glyphosate in countries across Europe has been intense, with nearly 1.5 million people petitioning the EU’s health commissioner for a ban on the substance.