Saturday, December 20, 2025

The unsung Caribbean roots of the vegan food movement

Last year, 9.7 million Americans were reported to follow a plant-based diet.

Multisolving our way to Covid-19 economic recovery

Addressing the coronavirus pandemic can also provide opportunities to fight climate change and boost equity.

Why do Europeans live longer than Americans?

Over a generation ago, in a more equal United States, no one had to ask that question.

Vaccine experts react to European court’s controversial decision

A changing attitude toward vaccinations, and increased dangers of litigation toward vaccination production and research companies, is likely to inflate the prices of vital medication that has proven to eradicate lethal diseases like polio.

Rich countries are buying up medical supplies, leaving poor countries stranded

"We're not as wealthy. We don't have as many ventilators, we don't have as many doctors, our health system was in a precarious position before coronavirus."

The dangerous seduction of ‘going back to normal”

That’s because any return to “normal” would be disastrous for America.

We have met the enemy and it’s a tiny virus

Hundreds of billions of bucks for arms, nothing for hospital beds, medical tests, masks and ventilators.
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Coronavirus pandemic in US fueled by stunted CDC budget & lack of access to...

We are joined by two epidemiologists to examine the response so far around the world and in the United States.

New FDA Import Ban Means GMO Salmon Won’t Be Sold in U.S. Anytime Soon

AquaBounty’s product likely won’t be available to consumers until a federal labeling standard is established.

Hundreds of nurses stage die-in in front of Speaker Pelosi’s San Francisco office

On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of nurses and activists took to the streets of San Francisco to demand that Speaker Pelosi fight for the Medicare for All Act, H.R. 1384.