How American life continued to deteriorate in 2016
We're living in an era of suicide in America, in parallel with our era of inequality.
Undercover Investigation Exposes Shocking Neglect at Third Largest Pig Farm in U.S.
The Maschhoffs, the third largest pig producer in the U.S., has just been exposed for mistreating their pigs.
EPA claims glyphosate doesn’t cause cancer
The announcement made by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Tuesday comes at the same time there are currently 13,400 lawsuits against the controversial weedkiller.
Hunger and Food Waste in a World of Plenty
It is time to design an economic system that allows for the required sharing of food, water, land and other natural resources, as well as knowledge and skills.
First came interesting times—then came the mother of all curses
Taking a look at the pandemic through a different kind of lens—here's a serious point the mainstream media has overlooked for the most part.
The dangerous misuse of ‘natural immunity’ against COVID vaccination
It continues to delay full reopening and prolongs the state of fear that has many people wearing masks, even when there’s no mandate, or reason, to do so.
Woman freezes to death in parking garage after being evicted from affordable housing
Batts is the third homeless person to have died of exposure so far in 2017.
Microplastics in every bite: News study confirms human consumption of plastic
A new study confirms that on average, humans consume 50,000 bits of plastic a year and inhales nearly the same amount.
As Americans ration care, health insurers rake in record $71.3 billion in profits
Despite rising out-of-pocket costs and millions losing coverage, U.S. health insurance giants posted record profits in 2024 while their CEOs took home a combined $146 million.
“Crime of the century”: How big pharma fueled the opioid crisis that killed 500,000...
“I realized that the big problem here was that we had been seeing it as a crisis, like a natural disaster, like a flood or a hurricane, rather than as a series of crimes.”