‘Drop the Medicare eligibility age to 0 right now’: Study warns 35 million could...
"For all the abstracted talk over the last year about health insurance churn, we are likely about to see it on an unprecedented scale in terms of velocity and devastation."
Hawaii bans herbicides on school grounds
“Why I’m here today is to keep this story going and to keep the word out there about the product that I used and about how unsafe it can be for people and especially kids.”
Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 9, 2018
Trump freezes Obamacare payment program, Starbucks says goodbye to plastic straws, Colorado schools are arming teachers with no state oversight, and more.
Judges are complicit in the opioid epidemic says new analysis
An analysis of U.S. court secrecy, conducted by Reuters, shows that by sealing evidence from the public, judges may have lengthened and deepened the epidemic.
Pandemic doesn’t stop corporate media from crusading against universal healthcare
It’s clear that the American system of making health insurance a privilege only for those who work—or for those poor and old enough to qualify for Medicaid and Medicare—has made the U.S. especially vulnerable to Covid-19.
Monsanto, California battle over listing glyphosate as a carcinogen
Since Monsanto's lawsuit was filed, a number of organizations have intervened on both sides.
America’s Lead Poisoning Problem Is Everywhere
Flint, Michigan, may be in the spotlight for the state of emergency due to lead-contaminated water, but they aren't the only city dealing with lead poisoning.
Glyphosate found in Iowa honey
The glyphosate residues showing up in food are surprising and worrisome.
Applegate Company to Remove GMOs Entirely
Applegate to remove all GMOs from their products!
Native Americans Demand Clinton Take A Stand On Dakota Access Pipeline
The families at Standing Rock deserve an answer.