The great unwinding
The failing battle for health and healthcare in these all too disunited states.
If I Were the American Dictator
“The overall composition of Congress is not going to change much at all after the election. So, really, the only way to reboot America is to have a smart, benevolent dictator.”
Hawaii bans herbicides on school grounds
“Why I’m here today is to keep this story going and to keep the word out there about the product that I used and about how unsafe it can be for people and especially kids.”
The poor at the crossroads
The first and worst hit by pandemics of every sort.
Florida bans sale and distribution of lab-grown meat throughout state
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis passed a ban on lab-grown meat with similar initiatives being considered in Arizona, Alabama and Tennessee.
From Standing Rock to the world: 10 indigenous struggles – and how you can...
Whom to call, what to donate, and where to show up.
New claims against Monsanto in consumer lawsuit over Roundup herbicide
Plaintiffs in the case insist that Monsanto promotes false and misleading representations of Roundup through their marketing.
There are 2,000 untested chemicals in packaged foods—and it’s legal
A report by the Environmental Working Group reveals that an estimated 2,000 untested chemicals, several of them known or suspected carcinogens, are legally present in conventional packaged foods sold in U.S. supermarkets. But this major public health concern is largely unrecognized by the Food and Drug Administration, which operates under a policy on food additives dating back to 1958.
UN report says up to 850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless...
Rather than prioritising the prevention of pandemic outbreaks, governments around the world primarily focus on responding.
The many ways to help Standing Rock
Even if you can’t show up at the wintry encampments, you can join water protectors in other ways: from calling the North Dakota governor to breaking up with your bank.