Medicare for all would save money — and lives
One night a few years ago, my partner woke up delirious with fever, a bright rash, and joint pain so bad he...
Pink Ribbons and Corporate PR Won’t Cure Breast Cancer
These women want solutions for breast cancer, not pinkwashed corporate sales events.
EPA is failing to protect school children from asbestos, internal watchdog agency says
"Without compliance inspections, the EPA cannot know whether schools pose an actual risk of asbestos exposure to students and personnel."
Tyson exploits consumers just like its animals and the workers who raise them
Vulnerable workers, abused animals and a rigged system are the foundation of an unethical, destructive business model.
Biden administration ends Trump-era rule, banning discrimination against transgender people in health care
“Everyone – including LGBTQ people - should be able to access health care, free from discrimination or interference, period.”
How America can stop violence against health care workers
“The severity seems to keep going up. It doesn’t go down.”
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."
Progressive Briefing for Monday, August 27
DNC strips superdelegates of power, 70% of Americans support Medicare for All, John McCain dies, and more.
Reducing climate change will prevent future deadly epidemics says new study
"Recent outbreaks of animal-borne emerging infectious diseases have likely been precipitated by a complex interplay of changing ecological, epidemiological and socio-economic factors."
Under the microscope: DOJ’s antitrust probe into UnitedHealth’s market dominance
In a landmark move, the Biden DOJ initiates an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth, unraveling the healthcare behemoth's sprawling influence and its implications for patient care and market competition.