The Pandemic is us (but now mostly them)
Power, wealth, and justice in the time of COVID-19.
Scandinavia in Maryland?
Medicare for all in one state.
DARK Act Compromise Could Preempt Vermont’s GMO Label Law
Any bill on GMO labeling that would result in anything less than mandatory on-package labeling is unacceptable.
Sanders demands senate scrutiny of RFK Jr. over war on science
Senate Democrats say Kennedy has undermined scientific agencies as preventable diseases surge.
Another scary superbug has been found on an American hog farm
Researchers went looking for one type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, only to find one that had no reason to be there.
How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today’s pandemic
In our own pandemic – with some of the most well-off now clamoring for the economy to re-open, despite the ongoing spread of the disease – these issues are strikingly relevant.
A victory at Standing Rock, for now
The water protectors will fight "until [they] know for sure that this black snake is dead."
Like tobacco and Big Oil, secret docs show chemical companies knew PFAS dangers
"The industry used several strategies that have been shown common to tobacco, pharmaceutical, and other industries to influence science and regulation—most notably, suppressing unfavorable research and distorting public discourse."
Koch caucus continues its assault on healthcare
Three interconnected stories – of the Koch brothers, the Freedom Caucus, and the Affordable Care Act – paint the larger picture of money’s corrupting role in American politics.
Monsanto ground breaking sparks local backlash: 120 jobs not worth ‘toxic company in your...
“Pesticide resistant superweeds are a serious threat to our farmers, and piling on more pesticides will just result in superweeds resistant to more pesticides.”