Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 12
Law students launch nationwide strike against illegitimate justice, Chinese intel officer arrested and charged with economic espionage, Enbridge Pipeline explosion forces First Nations community to flee, and more.
Masks sold by former White House official to Navajo hospitals don’t meet FDA standards
New information from the Indian Health Service calls into question why the agency purchased expensive medical gear that it now cannot use as intended.
Exposure to air pollution from traffic increases risk of low birth weight, study shows
Term low birth weight, defined in the study as a weight less than 5 pounds 8 ounces, can have lifelong implications for health, with increased risk for diabetes, heart disease and hypertension in later life.
United Kingdom Proposes Soda Tax in Ongoing Fight Against Obesity
It’s a reversal by Prime Minister David Cameron, who previously rejected such a policy.
Pandemic profiteers: Hospitals sued patients over medical debt while getting billions in relief aid
“There’s a lot of talk in our healthcare system about putting patients first, … but this is not doing that.”
More of the world’s population is facing food insecurity than ever before
Now, roughly 11 percent of the world's population is facing food insecurity.
Trumpcare was for CEOs, not patients
Buried in Paul Ryan's failed replacement for Obamacare was a huge handout to overpaid health insurance CEOs.
Why Trump’s health care move is an empty promise
Trump’s executive order can’t replace the protections and systems in the Affordable Care Act.
War is a poor metaphor for this pandemic
"Wars target enemies and accrue authority to the state. They marginalize vulnerable communities and disenfranchise the people writ large."
Medicaid survived the health care battle – now let’s give it to everyone
We should ditch employer-provided insurance. Administrative costs for Medicaid are nearly half of the cost of private sector plans. Yes, half.