Public Citizen’s new study debunks myths about Medicare for All
"The people power on this issue continues to intensify as Americans feel the pain of a healthcare system that is focused more on profit than it is on providing healthcare."
Why Trump’s goon in charge of Medicare and Medicaid should resign immediately
Seema Verma’s attacks on Medicare and Medicaid, along with her close involvement in the Trump administration’s efforts to weaken and destroy the Affordable Care Act, have hurt Verma’s public image.
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $25M in baby powder cancer verdict
According to Judge Manuel Mendez, who is presiding over the trial, Johnson & Johnson placed “corporate profits and reputation over the health and safety of consumers.”
Over there is now over here
The world, in other words, has turned upside down.
A crisis of undiagnosed cancers is emerging in the pandemic’s second year
A factory worker didn’t want to call in sick or catch COVID-19, so she tried to ignore the pain. Now she has stage 4 cancer.
Tara Houska: Denying #DAPL permit is “momentous occasion,” but we must remain vigilant
Tara Houska, an indigenous lawyer, praises the decision by the Army Corps to deny the DAPL permit, but cautions the water protectors and their supporters to remain vigilant.
GOP Health care bill dies once again after two more Republicans withdraw their support
Senators Jerry Moran and Mike Lee just put the nail in the coffin.
EPA will not ban chlorpyrifos
President Trump’s EPA responded yesterday to a petition from public health and environmental groups who had pushed for a ban on the...
The Feds gave a former White House official $3 million to supply masks to...
Zach Fuentes, former deputy chief of staff to President Trump, won the contract just days after registering his company. He sold Chinese masks to the government just as federal regulators were scrutinizing foreign-made equipment.
Countries introduce legislation to ban or restrict vapes
Vaping has become popular among youth, but comes with an environmental impact.