Sweden provides free higher education, universal healthcare, free daycare — why can’t the U.S.?
In Sweden, healthcare costs are largely subsided by the state. Daycare and preschool programs are mostly free. College and university are free. Public transportation is subsidized for many users.
CDC reports drug overdose deaths decline 27% in 2024
With 87,000 drug overdose deaths reported from October 2023 to September 2024, this number is down from around 114,000 in the previous year.
Monsanto loses millions of dollars after Indian farmers switch to indigenous seeds
Monsanto claims that the genetically modified cotton seeds they sell are superior. So why are so many people trying to switch?
How city-owned grocery stores can tackle food insecurity
As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s public ownership proposal offers a solution to market failures.
USDA warning to grocers deepens SNAP crisis as Trump defies court orders
As federal judges order the administration to pay out frozen food benefits, the USDA warns grocery stores not to offer discounts to millions of hungry Americans caught in the shutdown, citing the “Equal Treatment Rule.”
WHO classifies atrazine as ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’ raising concerns about toxic exposure
This new evaluation confirms both the first—glyphosate—and second most used herbicides in the nation’s farm belt carry potential health and environmental concerns.
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $25M in baby powder cancer verdict
According to Judge Manuel Mendez, who is presiding over the trial, Johnson & Johnson placed “corporate profits and reputation over the health and safety of consumers.”
USDA drops plan to test for Monsanto weed killer in food
Much more research is needed to understand the impact on human health of chronic dietary exposures to pesticides.
Countries agree to phase out mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034
Signatories said the move will mark "a historic milestone in reducing mercury pollution" at a conference in Geneva.
America is still using diquat, a toxic weedkiller banned in much of the world
Despite mounting evidence of serious health risks, the U.S. continues to allow diquat use on farms.