Health

While the United States government and corporate media point fingers at China, accusing the Chinese government of under-reporting the number of deaths from COVID-19, it is actually the U.S. and not China that has that problem.

Covid-19 infections in most countries have been hugely underestimated — not least because rich countries bought almost all the tests.

“While further studies are needed to corroborate observations and identify mechanisms, regulatory action is urgently needed.”

In-depth analysis of the escalating health crisis due to climate change and the imperative for systemic global climate action.

The story fails to disclose several key pieces of information.

We can only hope that the Democrats who won a new mandate on health care in November will now find the courage to deliver on big ideas like in-state single-payer programs, and push for Medicare for All at the federal level.

Monsanto has long had the upper hand over the farmers who use its products. But the momentum may be shifting.

In the UK and US, being rich can add almost a decade of healthy living to a person’s life.

The American world that COVID-19 reveals...

In one, billionaires are sheltering in place on their yachts in the Caribbean, and wealthy families are safely quarantining in multimillion-dollar mansions. In the other boats sit people risking their lives for their jobs and people without incomes going hungry.