Trump orders meat plants to stay open during pandemic
"...PETA asks the nation to rise up and shout a resounding 'NO' to keeping slaughterhouses open at this time."
US sits out as world leaders pledge $8 billion to find a COVID-19 vaccine
The various leaders on the call pledged as much as they could and took a few moments to boast of their efforts to stop the pandemic.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 22
Paul Manafort found guilty, Michael Cohen pleads guilty, EPA admits Trump would sacrifice lives for coal, and more.
EPA identifies formaldehyde as an ‘unreasonable risk’ to public health amid industry pushback
EPA report highlights serious formaldehyde risks while chemical industry and lawmakers fight regulations
Fundamentalist pandemics
Whether in America or Iran, fundamentalist religion often made for dismally bad public policy during the first wave of COVID-19.
BREAKING: Yale Study Finds Fracking Linked to Cancer-Causing Chemicals
The study also confirms the practice of fracking can contaminate both air and water in nearby communities.
4 things to know about the omicron variant
The omicron variant offers yet another reason for caution in the age of COVID-19. Now that you’re in the know, keep yourself safer with a few thoughtful tips.
Phthalates in food packaging lead to 100,000 deaths in U.S. each year, study finds
“While further studies are needed to corroborate observations and identify mechanisms, regulatory action is urgently needed.”
Michael Moore: ‘Do Not Send Us Bottles of Water. Instead, Join Us in a...
If you want to help Flint, sign the petition, demand that the federal government take action and then get involved yourself, wherever you live, so that this doesn’t happen to you—and so that the people we elect know they can no longer break the law as they rule by fiat or indifference.
Trump’s domestic gag rule forces planned parenthood to withdraw from Title X funding, threatening...
"This is about control. Period. We will resist."