Saturday, May 30, 2026

Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner to remove synthetic food dyes from US food supply

The agency will work with the food industry to revoke authorization for two of the dyes in the coming months and eliminate the remaining six come the end of the year.

RFK Jr. faces widespread calls to resign after heated senate hearing

Democrats, medical groups, and even prominent Kennedys demand the HHS secretary step down as senate scrutiny intensifies and vaccine access confusion widens.

Pharma ‘myth’ debunked as study shows US public poured $32 billion into mRNA vaccines

"Without public investment, there would be no mRNA vaccines."

Koch Brothers-backed group tries to stand in the way as states pass paid sick...

The National Federation of Independent Business, a Koch Brothers-backed lobbying group, leads the way in campaigning against paid sick leave throughout the U.S

Majority of Americans of all religions or none want legal abortion, except for Evangelicals...

Even if you add all abortion critics in all the religions together, they are a minority of the country.

EPA approval of Monsanto’s dicamba will ‘massively increase use of toxic pesticides’ on GMO...

The Center for Biological Diversity said the new EPA decision will open the door for dicamba use to jump from less than 1 million pounds to more than 25 million annually.

4 things to know about the omicron variant

The omicron variant offers yet another reason for caution in the age of COVID-19. Now that you’re in the know, keep yourself safer with a few thoughtful tips.

New study confirms washing fruit before eating does not remove pesticides

The study aimed to "share the technical details of a process the authors developed for enhanced trace detection of pesticides in foods."

The medical mess

It seems odd that 12,000 foreign doctors can get residencies in the U.S. but 2,000 U.S. medical graduates cannot.

Tribes mount organized responses to COVID-19, in contrast to state and federal governments

The story of inequity is imbued with dispossession of lands and is met with organizing from the inside: two crucial points for untangling and responding to COVID-19.