Sunday, April 28, 2024

How a free grocery store is cutting food waste – and hunger

Each weeknight, The Free Store redistributes up to 1,500 surplus food items to anyone who wants them – no questions asked.

Single payer is on the national agenda – and it’s thanks to people’s movements

It’s up to grassroots movements to demand – and win – the health care system we need.

It’s now time for Medicare for all

Democrats are wise to seize the moment. The time has come for Medicare for all.

Democratic senators join up to embrace single-payer by co-sponsoring Sanders’ “Medicare for all” bill

This new surge of Democratic support for single-payer health care may just be the beginning.

Lawsuit against Monsanto for killing farmer’s crops

The lawsuit hopes permanent injunctions will be placed on these large companies, forcing them to stop selling and marketing their dicamba herbicide.
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Scientists: Climate change may wipe out third of world’s parasites, with disastrous ripple effects

The loss of species of lice, fleas and worms could have profound ripple effects on the environment and might pave the way for new parasites to colonize humans and other animals with disastrous health outcomes.

How to feed ourselves in a time of climate crisis

Here are 13 of the best ideas for a just and sustainable food system, from saving seeds to curbing food waste.

Senate debates billions for insurers while public demands Medicare for all

The people have the power to finally make the government do the right thing.

Is there plastic in your drinking water?

It sounds disgusting, we know.

Coca Cola is promising $1 million for a healthy replacement to sugar

Coca Cola launched the competition using the crowd-sourcing platform HeroX, and according to their website they are seeking “a naturally sourced, safe, low- or no-calorie compound that creates the taste sensation of sugar when used in beverages.”