FDA makes abortion pills available in pharmacies and through mail-orders companies
Any pharmacy can provide the pills to patients as long at drugstores and large chains have completed the certification process.
Why the Taliban’s promise to stop the opium trade rings hollow
Uncertainty abounds over what the Taliban’s opium policy will actually look like. In the meantime, the farmers are planting the seeds for next year’s crop right now.
Tribes mount organized responses to COVID-19, in contrast to state and federal governments
The story of inequity is imbued with dispossession of lands and is met with organizing from the inside: two crucial points for untangling and responding to COVID-19.
A pandemic of the poor
As we approach 1 million COVID-19 deaths, Americans in poorer counties have died at double the rate of wealthier counties.
WHO Announces Processed Meat Causes Cancer
According to the World Health Organization, it now classifies processed meats as a major cause of cancer, alongside cigarettes. Will this newest development encourage Americans to cutback on their meat intake?
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.”
Bridging the food-or-energy gap
“This dual use of the land adds a layer of efficiency that wouldn’t be there. You start seeing layer after layer of benefit, benefit, benefit."
What do Louisiana pipeline explosion and Dakota Access pipeline have in common? Phillips 66
Aging pipelines are seen as a major issue that could create catastrophes.
Privatized prison healthcare in the US—profiteering at the expense of inmate health
Profiting from pain—the harsh reality of privatized prison healthcare in America.
International pharmaceutical company announces $35 cap on insulin in the US
The changes, which represent a 70 percent decrease in price, will go into effect at the end of 2023.