Coronavirus discriminates against Black lives through surveillance, policing and the absence of health data
Black lives are further in peril in a time of COVID-19. Subject to death on both the public health and policing fronts, we will not be silent.
The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain...
Our poll results demonstrate how the pandemic has transformed many Americans’ lives and behaviors in complex and interconnected ways.
Racism as a public health crisis
Milwaukee’s novel approach to combating racial inequity should inspire other cities.
Despite coronavirus threat, Americans for Prosperity still leads fight against Medicaid expansion
Coronavirus or not, AFP’s opposition to health care for the poor and working poor remains resolute.
Trump administration admits 1,400+ more people will die each year following coal plant deregulation
Trump recently announced a massive rollback of Obama-era environmental regulations on coal-fired power plants and carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change.
Tear gas is way more dangerous than police let on — especially during the...
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surfaces, and can cause long-term lung damage.
Big pharma keeps bankrolling house GOP’s dark money arm
Pharmaceutical companies stand to lose big under a single-payer system, since it might enable the government to negotiate lower drug prices.
Sanders demands probe of push to give company patent for public-funded cancer treatment
Sanders demanded a probe of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) patent proposal in a letter to Christi Grimm, inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Using food as information to improve health and well-being
Viewing food as a system of biological signals helps explain why diets affect people differently and how nutrition can better support metabolism, mental health, and long-term well-being.
Social distancing is not an option for people in prison and ICE detention
Families recount painful conversations with loved ones inside detention centers and join advocates demanding action that detainees be protected against spread of the coronavirus.