Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 21

Microplastics in beer, CNN "fact check" on Medicare for All is bogus, ZInke caught red handed trying to sell off public lands, and more.

How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today’s pandemic

In our own pandemic – with some of the most well-off now clamoring for the economy to re-open, despite the ongoing spread of the disease – these issues are strikingly relevant.

US media failed to factcheck Sweden’s herd immunity hoax

This is especially important as “herd immunity” has become a popular stalking horse among certain right-wingers seeking to argue that infecting broad swathes of the population is the best way to return the world — and the world economy — to normal.

President Trump threatens to cut federal funding for schools who do not fully reopen...

The Trump administration believes pushing for a nationwide open for in-person classes come fall will be a critical move to just-start the suffering economy. The Trump administration believes pushing for a nationwide open for in-person classes come fall will be a critical move to just-start the suffering economy.

What the American Rescue Plan says about President Biden’s health care priorities – and...

Indeed, for his first big move on health policy, Biden is strengthening private insurance.

9/11 survivors’ exposure to toxic dust and the chronic health conditions that followed offer...

Applying the lessons learned from 9/11 is a critically important way to honor the victims and the brave men and women who took part in the desperate rescue and recovery efforts back on those terrible days.

2.5 million nurses demand UN probe into ‘COVID-19 criminals’ blocking patent waiver

"Continued opposition to the TRIPS waiver is resulting in the violation of human rights of peoples across the world."

Teen Develops Fireproof and Rainproof Sleeping Bags For the Homeless, Plus Offers Jobs

The third-year student conducted safety tests and even used the bag herself to ensure it held up to the imagined demands.

Big Food Says They Will Label GMOs … But Is There More to the...

Consumers have no choice but to continue to demand GMO labeling without any compromises. We should be able to know what food we are putting in our mouths!

It’s time to put food policy back on the table

The demand for organic is now outstripping the supply.