Tag: health
Ties of blood
Our deep and abiding connection with Mother Earth is what compels us to fight to protect it.
Humans, fish and other animals are consuming microfibers in our food...
As tiny fibers shed from synthetic textiles invade our bodies, researchers scramble to identify potential threats.
California bans animal-tested cosmetics from the market
“I am proud that California is the first state in the nation to take a stand against cruel cosmetic animal testing.”
5 people died from eating lettuce, but Trump’s FDA still won’t...
The FDA’s lack of urgency dumbfounds food safety scientists.
EPA is failing to protect school children from asbestos, internal watchdog...
"Without compliance inspections, the EPA cannot know whether schools pose an actual risk of asbestos exposure to students and personnel."
Alcohol: Why do we drink?
Alcohol consumption is one damaging effect among many that flow from this dominant socio-economic system.
BPA levels ‘deemed safe’ have more health effects new study finds
"These troubling findings should raise alarms at the Food and Drug Administration and ignite renewed efforts to drastically reduce all Americans' exposure to BPA."
More of the world’s population is facing food insecurity than ever...
Now, roughly 11 percent of the world's population is facing food insecurity.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 10
"How much perjury is too much perjury from a Supreme Court nominee?"
Top cancer researcher fails to disclose corporate financial ties in major...
A senior official at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has received millions of dollars in payments from companies that are involved in medical research. His omissions expose how weakly conflict-of-interest rules are enforced by journals.
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U of Florida Law School: Where racism and originalism converge
Preston Damsky, a law-school prize for an essay written for the judge's seminar, argued that the Constitution was originally intended only for white people and therefore even today non-whites could not claim their Constitutional rights and privileges.
Ugliest of ugly Americans, desperate for face-saving charades, exports chaotic, boorish pestilence abroad
Stuntery, like putz-ery, is readily undone and when it flops, it turns against itself.
Trump-Musk foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, study warns
Researchers say slashing 83 percent of USAID programs threatens to erase two decades of global health gains, with children under five accounting for one-third of projected fatalities.
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
GOP budget standoff deepens as internal revolt stalls Trump’s $3.3 trillion megabill
Senate hold-outs cite draconian Medicaid and SNAP cuts while a new CBO score warns the measure will add $3.3 trillion to the debt even as Republican leaders race to meet Trump’s July 4 deadline.