New Zealand Parliament votes to decriminalize abortion care
“From now abortions will be rightly treated as a health issue. The previous law required a woman seeking an abortion to go through many hoops.”
States halt new water shutoffs, leaves previously disconnected households without water amidst coronavirus pandemic
Our country needs a national ban on water shutoffs for nonpayment with immediate restoration of service to all families who have lost water for an inability to pay their water bills."
Why government payment for coronavirus testing is essential
The cost of healthcare doesn’t just protect the patient, but potentially it protects all of us from the spread of disease. Paying that cost should be a matter of social importance.
Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires blasts Trumps coronavirus relief plan to cut taxes for...
"At the very least these workers need immediate paid sick leave, but for them to be able to pay their bills and support their families, they need economic relief more than any other group of Americans."
How the Federal Government can protect workers on the front lines of the COVID-19...
Instead, people on the front lines have to fight for their own health and safety even while they care for their patients.
Monsanto secretly funded glyphosate studies, watchdog finds
"Citizens, media and decision-makers should know who pays for studies on subjects of public interest."
Combining Medicare for All and the Biden healthcare plan
If Biden is going to be nominated, then Bernie and his supporters need to work hard to get the platform improved and make sure that Biden commits to the changes required under the platform.
Bridging the food-or-energy gap
“This dual use of the land adds a layer of efficiency that wouldn’t be there. You start seeing layer after layer of benefit, benefit, benefit."
Coronavirus pandemic in US fueled by stunted CDC budget & lack of access to...
We are joined by two epidemiologists to examine the response so far around the world and in the United States.
Scotland becomes first country to end ‘period poverty’ with the offering of free menstrual...
"This is so often characterized as a women's issue, but it is not. It is a social justice issue, an equalities issue, and a rights issue."