Friday, May 17, 2024

Governor Snyder Accused of Withholding Documents on the Flint Water Crisis

A request for documents has been “completely ignored” by Michigan governor Synder.

This organic food company doesn’t discriminate against ex-offenders—It seeks them out

Lancaster Food Company searches for job applicants who need help getting back on their feet. So far, not one has quit.

Surviving at Standing Rock after Trump’s DAPL order

The original water protector camp has resolved to stay – even as Sioux tribe says no and Trump orders pipeline construction.

How a judge scrapped Pennsylvania families’ $4.24M water pollution verdict in gas drilling lawsuit

For many living along Carter Road, this coming summer will mark their ninth year living without access to a regular supply of clean drinking water – and still the legal battle stretches on.

The darkest day of the year

"This tax bill is a moral and economic obscenity."

USDA is removing safeguards on food while everyone else is fighting a pandemic

Tell Congress to stop allowing USDA food safety waivers. This is no time to gamble with Americans' health.

Leading Democrats are way behind the public on health care

60 percent of Americans support single payer health care. So why is the party leadership dragging its feet?

Routing the two-tier system: Part IV – Healthcare

The healthcare system in the U.S. is clearly a two-tier (or multi-tier) system.  Some parts of it (the Veterans Administration, for example)...

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.
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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.