Inequality and the coronavirus
Or how to destroy American society from the top down.
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.
Imports of Genetically Engineered Salmon Blocked Until Labeling Requirements Are Established
The FDA approved the salmon in October without any mandatory labeling. In approving the AquaBounty transgenic salmon, the FDA ignored millions of Americans and more than 40 members of Congress who have expressed vocal opposition.
The real reason Republicans want to pull the plug on Obamacare
This is lunacy. We must stand up to it.
The pipeline protest before Standing Rock
Last year’s water protectors garnered worldwide attention, but several pipeline fights – such as the Enbridge Sandpiper pipeline victory – got little public notice.
Who else might like Medicare for All? Retired coal miners who just had their...
"Because of the inherent health risks for mine workers, we can easily see the need for a health system that guarantees they get the care they need. Only Medicare for All solves these problems, and provides the security workers need."
In landmark opioid trial, Oklahoma accuses Johnson & Johnson of being drug ‘kingpin’ fueled...
In opening statements Tuesday, lawyers made a sweeping case against the company, accusing it of driving demand for opioids while the drug ravaged Oklahoma.
Worries about foreign ‘hacking’ of vaccine research place corporate profits ahead of public health
The Times fully admits that this alleged hacking would not harm U.S. public health, but only the profits of U.S. pharmaceutical companies.
How America can curb the epidemic of violence against health care workers
Health care professionals are five times more likely to encounter violence on the job than other Americans.
The U.S. is a world outlier on abortion restrictions
The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of a pattern of American exceptionalism that harms people in both the U.S. and the rest of the world.