Monday, June 1, 2026

The US is taking a bite out of its food insecurity – here’s one...

This increase in SNAP benefits would still not lead to a food-secure diet in many places because of high local food prices.

The chicken or the egg?

What the Covid-19 pandemic says about the US...

What the Narcissists Have Done to Our Jobs and Health

The narcissists in Congress are preoccupied with their own security rather than on the securing of a strong society.

Big Pharma Preps to Spend Hundreds of Millions to Keep Drug Prices High

"PhRMA's decision to hike membership dues 50 percent will increase the trade group's considerable coffers to more than $300 million per year," Politico reports

Over there is now over here

The world, in other words, has turned upside down.
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Scientists: Climate change may wipe out third of world’s parasites, with disastrous ripple effects

The loss of species of lice, fleas and worms could have profound ripple effects on the environment and might pave the way for new parasites to colonize humans and other animals with disastrous health outcomes.

Newly launched scorecard tool ranks food packaging for sustainability and safety

The goal of the project is to help businesses and consumers make informed decisions that reduce their environmental impact while also protecting human health.

Food companies intentionally make their products addictive, and it’s leading to chronic diseases

Foods with unnaturally high levels of sugar and salt keep Americans snacking their way to obesity.

North Dakota’s public bank was built for the people – now it’s financing police...

The nation’s only state bank was created to empower small farmers and local economies, but now it’s being used to silence indigenous people with militarized force. How did this happen?

No one should have to bargain for health care

As the GM strike shows, employers use their workers’ health as a bargaining chip. Medicare for All would end that.