Wednesday, July 22, 2026

America wants health care, not walls

We can only hope that the Democrats who won a new mandate on health care in November will now find the courage to deliver on big ideas like in-state single-payer programs, and push for Medicare for All at the federal level.

Why strongmen are losing the fight against Covid

One big lesson from the Covid crisis: lying makes it worse.

What you should know about lead contamination in Omaha, Nebraska

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the city of Omaha have spent decades trying to clean it up.

Behold, the new GOP culture wars

The Republican Party’s latest wave of attacks against anyone who threatens the white supremacist patriarchy is couched in false concern for health and well-being.

New abortion law in Georgia criminalizes abortion after six weeks. Women who do face...

"Bans like this have always been blocked by courts. We will be suing Georgia to make sure this law has the same fate."

Democratic senators join up to embrace single-payer by co-sponsoring Sanders’ “Medicare for all” bill

This new surge of Democratic support for single-payer health care may just be the beginning.

Investigation shows rail giant donated to Ohio governor a month before toxic crash

If Norfolk Southern "can pay for lobbyists and politicians, they can pay to clean up the mess they made in our community," said one local group.
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“Don’t be afraid of Covid”: Trump removes mask & fuels misinformation effort after leaving...

“I stood out front. I led. Nobody that’s a leader would not do what I did. And I know there’s a risk, there’s a danger, but that’s OK.”

10 States Report Crop Damage From Illegal Dicamba Use on Monsanto’s GMO Seeds

Hundreds of thousands of soybean and cotton crops have been negatively impacted by the apparent misuse of the drift-prone herbicide dicamba on Monsanto’s Roundup.

The Morton County Sheriff department is trying to keep life-saving supplies from Standing Rock...

Any vehicles attempting to deliver supplies and materials to the camps will be fined $1,000.