Monday, April 29, 2024

The ultimate stress test

The American world that COVID-19 reveals...

Offering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime and addiction –...

Treatment programs rather than incarceration are far more effective for drug-related offenses.

Tribes mount organized responses to COVID-19, in contrast to state and federal governments

The story of inequity is imbued with dispossession of lands and is met with organizing from the inside: two crucial points for untangling and responding to COVID-19.

It’s now time for Medicare for all

Democrats are wise to seize the moment. The time has come for Medicare for all.

Medicare for all would save money — and lives

One night a few years ago, my partner woke up delirious with fever, a bright rash, and joint pain so bad he...

‘Unbelievable’: Half of new drugs launched in 2020-2021 cost $150,000 or more per year

"Big Pharma's yearly price hikes have pushed already sky-high drug prices into the stratosphere," said one advocacy group.

‘Seems like a good policy!’ CBO shows Medicare for All could cover everyone for...

"A large share of Medicare administrative costs are tied up in tasks like eligibility determination... that would no longer exist in a Medicare for All system."

California Senate Committee on Health approves first-in-the-nation food chemical bill

The five chemicals to be banned have been linked to many health risks including cancer, nervous system damage and hyperactivity.

Medicare for all: It’s a matter of life and death

Just 17 percent of people support the current Senate health care bill.

Why did Trumpcare fail?

Trump could probably sell BS to a feedlot – but this bill was even worse.