Health

America’s pre-existing condition when the pandemic hit is not a “normal” we should return to.

It’s clear that the American system of making health insurance a privilege only for those who work—or for those poor and old enough to qualify for Medicaid and Medicare—has made the U.S. especially vulnerable to Covid-19.

Here are eight ways the pandemic threatens veterans.

"...PETA asks the nation to rise up and shout a resounding 'NO' to keeping slaughterhouses open at this time."

A majority of the members sent her a letter this morning with a plea: Order a statewide moratorium on water shutoffs to protect the public from the fast-spreading COVID-19.

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.

Many people are no longer eating at fast food restaurants, they prefer to dine at upstart, independent outfits. But most of these outlets are owned by corporate fast-food giants. So are McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Pepsi trying to dupe their customers?

The fight over health care in the U.S. is about competing narratives: profit-making versus collective well-being. We need to articulate a publicly funded solution now—before corporate spin silences us.

Although it remains unclear whether the condition is related directly to COVID-19, experts recommend taking similar precautions as well as practicing proper hand hygiene and social distancing measures.

We could easily fund health care for all by ending military boondoggles and fruitless wars. Here’s how.