Friday, April 19, 2024

Public health experts: Single-payer systems coping with coronavirus more effectively than for-profit model

“Having a healthcare system that's a public strategic asset rather than a business run for profit allows for a degree of coordination and optimal use of resources.”

COVID-19 further exposes inequalities in the global financial system

With a greater public awareness of soaring inequality within countries, it is also important to recognize the deep imbalances across the global financial system.

Corporate media politicize WHO investigation on COVID origins to vilify China

The lab leak hypothesis is, in fact, a literal conspiracy theory that is gaining traction due to constant media innuendo.

Proposed PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ regulations fail in U.S. Congress

Although progress on limiting has stalled in the U.S. Congress, states are introducing and passing their own regulations and bans on forever chemicals.

The Looming Environmental Disaster in Missouri that Nobody is Talking About

When an unstoppable underground fire meets radioactive waste in Missouri — nobody really knows what happens next.

Maryland Passes a Bill to Save Its Bees

Maryland is poised to become the first state to ban a popular pesticide for consumer use.

Denmark Intends To Be The World’s FIRST 100% Organic Nation

The Danish government accumulated 53 million Euros in 2015 to transform the nation into an organic one.

Alarming levels of glyphosate found in popular American foods

The groups that released the report are calling for a permanent ban on the use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent because of the residue levels.

Here’s the first state to freeze enrollment to Children’s Health Insurance Program

In six states – Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Utah and Virginia – officials have said they will end the state programs completely if Congress doesn't approve funding.

FDA Approves Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Combat Zika in Florida

The FDA said that its decision to approve Oxitec’s Florida field trials does not mean the GMO mosquitoes are approved for commercial use.