Single payer is on the national agenda – and it’s thanks to people’s movements
It’s up to grassroots movements to demand – and win – the health care system we need.
The pipeline protest before Standing Rock
Last year’s water protectors garnered worldwide attention, but several pipeline fights – such as the Enbridge Sandpiper pipeline victory – got little public notice.
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.
Navajo Nation suffers third-highest COVID-19 infection rate in US with limited healthcare & water
“The level of inequity that you’re seeing … it’s part of this pattern.”
Impending Trump Dakota Access easement is illegal, Standing Rock Sioux say
The move to grease the wheels for dirty energy infrastructure sets the Trump administration up for more clashes with protesters.
Is speaking up for Medicare for All a crime?
As a longtime D.C.-area advocate, I’ve visited Capitol Hill and Members of Congress many times. But never before have I felt I...
Coronavirus pandemic prompts global mental health crisis as millions feel alone, anxious & depressed
The United Nations warned that the coronavirus pandemic is generating a mental illness crisis, as millions face isolation, poverty and anxiety. Domestic violence is rising. Health workers are reporting an increased need for psychological support.
Indigenous languages are going extinct and taking knowledge of medicinal plants with them
"[L]anguage allows indigenous societies to use the biodiversity that surrounds them as a 'living pharmacy' and to describe the medicinal properties of plants."
Aspartame carries potential risk of cancer in humans, new study
Starting this month, IARC will list the artificial sweetener as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time.
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.