Why I Faced Arrest, Even as I Battle Cancer, to Fight TPP
"If ratified, the TPP would lock in monopolies for certain new medicines, biological medicines that help people like me stay alive."
2.3 million Americans exposed to high levels of strontium in drinking water
High strontium in drinking water is linked to rickets in children, an extremely rare skeletal condition causing soft, sometimes deformed, bones.
2016 Not So Different, After All: Obamacare Woes Hit Campaign Trail
Bad news about Obamacare could stifle Democrats’ momentum heading into Election Day as they try to retake the Senate.
Oxford study shows ‘heat can lead to food insecurity in a matter of days’
"Policymakers across sectors should consider how the socioeconomic links between heat, health, income, and food insecurity can be integrated into research, heat action plans, food programs, and labor regulations."
Kids need to wear masks when they go to school in person, and parents...
I know this is easier said than done but, in my view, this struggle is worth the effort.
Worried sick about prescription costs
Drug corporations are bleeding Americans dry, and the proposed health care repeal will make things worse.
From Syria to U.S.-Mexico border, refugees worldwide face hunger & deprivation as Covid-19 spreads
After weeks of warnings, COVID-19 cases are emerging in refugee camps, where social distancing is often impossible and healthcare extremely limited.
Greed is prolonging the pandemic
The longer it takes the world to get vaccinated, the more variants we’ll see.
Dallas Goldtooth: The fight against DAPL is not over
“The fight against Energy Transfer Partners and its Dakota Access Pipeline is not over, nor is it an easy fight ahead.”
It won’t be protests that bring on the next big wave of Covid infections
If the country doesn’t see a substantial increase in new Covid-19 cases after this week, it should prompt a rethinking of what epidemiologists believe about how the virus spreads.