Monsanto ordered to pay $80M after causing man’s cancer
The jury found Monsanto guilty of negligence and failing to adequately warn consumers of Roundup weed killer’s cancer risks.
‘The time is now:’ Over 200 economists send a letter to Congress endorsing Medicare...
"We encourage Congress to move forward with implementing a public financed Medicare for All plan to achieve the equitable and affordable universal health care system that the American people need."
New study shows communities of color disproportionately affected by air pollution
“What this study shows is what communities of color across the region have long understood—that they are unfairly exposed to higher levels of pollution."
Is speaking up for Medicare for All a crime?
As a longtime D.C.-area advocate, I’ve visited Capitol Hill and Members of Congress many times. But never before have I felt I...
Shutdowns stopped 60 million Covid-19 infections in the U.S., new research finds
The two studies provide fresh evidence that the severe economic sacrifice the COVID-19 shutdowns caused were worth it to save many millions of lives.
Pandemic may have left over 250 million people with acute food shortages in 2020
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.
Sanders and colleagues introduce Medicare for All Act of 2022 in the Senate
The Medicare for All Act of 2022 would be implemented over a four-year period and would include dental care, vision coverage, and hearing aids with no out-of-pocket expenses, insurance premiums, deductibles, or co-payments,
Walmart, CVS and Walgreens must pay $650M for filling prescriptions to pill mills in...
A federal judge in Ohio found the pharmacy chains accountable for filling prescriptions even after suspecting doctors were operating pill mills.
How Does Fracking Affects Humans? Cases in Pennsylvania Proceed
Not only is water being potentially contaminated by fracking in Pennsylvania but oil companies are aggressively seizing land for a fracking pipeline that might not even be built.
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.