Child poverty in the US could be slashed by monthly payments to parents—an idea...
Fifty years later, Congress and the nation are again debating a major boost in government support for families with children.
Sanders-led panel exposes Big Pharma for ‘ripping off’ Americans with publicly funded meds
"It is unacceptable that half of new prescription drugs invented with the help of NIH scientists now cost more than $111,000," said the HELP Committee chair, urging action by the Biden administration to cut prices.
Inequality is literally killing us
Again and again, studies show that the richer wealthy Americans become, the shorter the rest of us live.
A video for the health care heroes
We say thank you to the doctors, nurses, volunteers, grocery store workers, farmworkers, mail carriers—everyone who is sacrificing so much, to help so many.
LBJ launches Medicare: ‘You can’t treat grandma this way’
Yes, our health system is broken, but broken systems can be fixed – not easily, but they can be fixed.
New Zealand Parliament votes to decriminalize abortion care
“From now abortions will be rightly treated as a health issue. The previous law required a woman seeking an abortion to go through many hoops.”
Amazon reveals nearly 20,000 employees have contracted the coronavirus
Meanwhile, the company's profits have soared as demand for online shopping increased during the pandemic.
New study shows communities of color disproportionately affected by air pollution
“What this study shows is what communities of color across the region have long understood—that they are unfairly exposed to higher levels of pollution."
Tax on Amazon’s pandemic profits could pay to vaccinate 580 million people worldwide: Oxfam
“A small number of corporate CEOs and wealthy investors have profited in the midst of this pandemic. Even more galling, these same rich companies and wealthy executives have not contributed their fair share in taxes.”
Higher cancer rates tied to factory farm counties as new study deepens scrutiny of...
Yale researchers found elevated cancer rates in heavily concentrated CAFO counties in California, Iowa, and Texas, adding urgency to concerns about manure waste, nitrate contamination, and rural drinking water safety.