Missouri’s last abortion clinic faces imminent closure. Meet one of the OB-GYNs fighting back
“This is harassment and attempted intimidation of doctors at the highest levels of government.”
Japanese fisheries collapsed due to pesticides, new research says
"Let's hope this is a wake-up call for Asian countries and they move to quickly ban the chemicals from paddyfields."
Study shows Medicare For All could save us $600 billion annually on paperwork and...
“Industry wants you to think universal healthcare is too expensive. In reality, it’s our current system that’s a wasteful, unsustainable disaster.”
Scientific American: As Trump touts dangerous cures, here’s what we know about COVID-19 drug...
More than 207,000 people have died worldwide from COVID-19, but there are still no drugs proven to help treat the disease.
The dairy industry is determined to pour itself down our throats
This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of theIndependent Media Institute.
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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.
Trump administration allocates millions of dollars from health programs to increase migrant shelter
"We cannot continue to spend taxpayer dollars on the President’s manufactured crisis at the border, which is government-sanctioned child abuse."
Why coronavirus is humanity’s wake-up call
As we respond to the coronavirus emergency and the immediate needs of the people and communities impacted by it, let us also keep in view the systemic needs and possibilities that crisis exposes.
Rightwing populism in a time of crisis
When the smoke clears, let’s hope the scales fall from the eyes of their supporters and the only recently growing phenomenon of rightwing, anti-science populism is consigned to the dustbin of history, where it belongs.
US sits out as world leaders pledge $8 billion to find a COVID-19 vaccine
The various leaders on the call pledged as much as they could and took a few moments to boast of their efforts to stop the pandemic.