Sunday, May 5, 2024

EU Countries Launch Shock Rebellion against Glyphosate Herbicides

Public pressure against glyphosate in countries across Europe has been intense, with nearly 1.5 million people petitioning the EU’s health commissioner for a ban on the substance.

The Vaccine Conundrum

Vaccination is a highly controversial issue. Can a better understanding of the history and the science behind it help people reach a compromise?

Yes, we can fix the ACA

The winning solution is Medicare for All.

‘Red alert’ sounded: Trumpcare is back, more brutal and deadly than ever

Sen. Bernie Sanders called the new Obamacare repeal plan “yet another disastrous Republican proposal to throw millions of people off health insurance.”

Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 13

Democratic lawmakers demand answers from FEMA , Trump cuts FEMA budget to pay for ICE, Midwest abandons Trump, and more.

My breast cancer journey revealed the flaws of an unjust health system

Our ability to care for ourselves during a health crisis should not be dependent on generous employers or on our zip code.

EPA’s proposed ‘secret science’ rule directly threatens children’s health

If the secret science rule is adopted, EPA officials will have to pretend that this kind of research doesn’t exist, since the patient records that it draws on can’t be made public.
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Trump calls COVID-19 “foreign virus” as lack of universal healthcare makes the pandemic worse

Robert Pollin, distinguished university professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, says the lack of universal healthcare in the U.S. is exacerbating the coronavirus crisis due to “the absurdity that people cannot feel confident that they are going to get medical treatment” when they need it most.

Interactive Maps Show Where Monsanto’s Roundup Is Sprayed in San Francisco and Portland

Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir have published two new interactive maps showing where glyphosate is being sprayed in California’s Bay Area and Portland.

Sorry Donald, Republicans own health care now

Republicans own the government, and so, they own Obamacare. That’s what Obama intended and that’s why Obamacare will never be truly repealed.