Routing the two-tier system: Part IV – Healthcare
The healthcare system in the U.S. is clearly a two-tier (or multi-tier) system. Some parts of it (the Veterans Administration, for example)...
EPA’s proposed ‘secret science’ rule directly threatens children’s health
If the secret science rule is adopted, EPA officials will have to pretend that this kind of research doesn’t exist, since the patient records that it draws on can’t be made public.
CDC study reveals increase of biofilm in US water systems
Due to the country’s aging infrastructure, the CDC expects a further increase to the transmission of diseases through biofilms and water systems.
Oxfam reveals how rich nations are helping for-profit health industry exploit poor patients
Development finance institutions run by wealthy countries have fueled "a free-for-all of private greed over public good," the humanitarian group shows in a new report.
How to fix our food system
No food should be worth the amount of suffering experienced by sentient animals trapped in our food system.
7 ways to make an even bigger impact when you divest from DAPL
Closing your bank account is just the beginning.
It’s time for Medicare for all
Democrats would be wise to seize the moment.
Big Pharma raises price of cancer drug by 1400%
NextSource blames Medicaid for the absurd price increase.
On Medicare’s 54th birthday, another year closer to winning Medicare for All
The single payer movement has the power to win improved Medicare for All if it doesn’t back down.
Millions of Americans face water shutoffs during pandemic
“It’s a package of related factors – institutional racism, environmental injustice, and poverty – which means communities most vulnerable to Covid-19 are the same communities most vulnerable to water shutoffs.”