People of color in U.S. more likely to breathe six types of air pollution,...
“For all years and pollutants, the racial/ethnic group with the highest national average exposure was a racial/ethnic minority group,”
In a victory for reproductive rights, judge blocks Trump’s attempt to rollback birth control...
"Today is a good day. Because of this injunction, women in 13 states can still access birth control under the ACA."
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.
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.
Global shift to plant-based diets could prevent 236,000 deaths annually, study reveals
A recent international study underscores the profound impact of dietary choices on public health and environmental sustainability, projecting significant reductions in premature deaths and boosts in global GDP.
Legionnaire’s bacteria found in drinking water at nine reopened schools
Recently, nine schools in Ohio and Pennsylvania found the harmful bacteria in their water.
Portland Becomes 7th City to Sue Monsanto Over PCB Contamination
“If Monsanto gets its way, the American people will pay a high price for corporate greed and political corruption.”
‘We’ve let the worst happen’: Reflecting on 400,000 dead
Eight months later, with 300,000 additional American lives lost and the chaotic distribution of the vaccine underway, Caroline Chen, health care reporter, shares her thoughts on where we are and what happens next.
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.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Another oil spill, fracking fuels climate change, Mueller investigates Blackwater founder Erik Prince, and more.