Progressive Briefing for Thursday, October 11
Bernie slams Trump’s Op-Ed and calls him a liar, Republican official caught purging tens of thousands of black voters, Monsanto seeks to undo $289M Roundup verdict, and more.
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.
Phthalates in food packaging lead to 100,000 deaths in U.S. each year, study finds
“While further studies are needed to corroborate observations and identify mechanisms, regulatory action is urgently needed.”
Major breakthrough on Capitol Hill: Government may make drugs cheaper
Democrats are embracing a way in which the market can be used to better people’s health and reduce inequality.
The GOP will free you from having health care
You're free to be poor, free to be politically powerless or free to be ill and uncared for.
The United States is where COVID-19 deaths are being under-reported
While the United States government and corporate media point fingers at China, accusing the Chinese government of under-reporting the number of deaths from COVID-19, it is actually the U.S. and not China that has that problem.
Federal study finds forever chemicals in more than half of Americans’ drinking water
“...we’re talking about a chemical that has managed to find its way into the blood of almost everything on the planet and almost every person in the United States.”
Common weedkiller ingredient diquat linked to organ damage and gut harm as EPA resists...
New research shows diquat, used in place of glyphosate, is more toxic and banned abroad but widely sprayed in US agriculture.
First pet treats made with lab-grown meat could ‘feed pets forever’ without harming animals
The meat alternative is said to have all the vitamins, minerals, essential amino and fatty acids necessary for healthy pets.
Consumers sue Monsanto for misleading labeling
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup brand of weed-killers, and research by WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has found that it is a probable human carcinogen.