Tuesday, May 7, 2024

This Trump hire is hazardous to your health (and not just your Medicare)

With this choice, Trump's made it clear that his campaign was a lie.

Taiwan Recalls Quaker Oats Products Imported From U.S. After Detecting Glyphosate

Glyphosate, the most widely used agricultural herbicide in the world, is at the center of major global controversy.

The uphill battle for communities that ban pesticides

As cities and counties across the U.S. restrict or ban pesticides, many are realizing passing a law is but a battlefield victory in a prolonged war.
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Election season upended: Trump’s Covid diagnosis could reshape race, debates & SCOTUS fight

What will happen if President Trump is unable to lead the country?

Bank backing pipeline launches own investigation into treatment of Standing Rock Sioux

$460 million in credit is at stake for the Dakota Access and Bakken pipeline as Norway’s largest bank announces its own “fact-based” evaluation of indigenous rights abuses.

We have met the enemy and it’s a tiny virus

Hundreds of billions of bucks for arms, nothing for hospital beds, medical tests, masks and ventilators.

Turing Executive Fired After Questioning 5,500% Drug Price Hike

Former vice president and top lawyer for Turing Pharmaceuticals, Howard Dorfman was fired after he questioned Martin Shkreli's 5500% price increase.
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From Syria to U.S.-Mexico border, refugees worldwide face hunger & deprivation as Covid-19 spreads

After weeks of warnings, COVID-19 cases are emerging in refugee camps, where social distancing is often impossible and healthcare extremely limited.

The big fix: Will the GOP turn to Dems to fix Obamacare?

Democrats must demand clear, popular amendments that demonstrate they are committed to extend the right to affordable health care.