Thursday, July 24, 2025

Tag: health

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.

Short supplies and price increases give major hospital systems and philanthropies...

"The folks who are gouging people and creating shortages, they know who they are. And they're the ones who should be very concerned."

Reducing food waste can protect our health, as well as our...

Reducing food waste can address two major problems facing humanity today: cost of food waste and the impact on the health of our people and our planet.

Monsanto faces demands from Vietnam to pay compensation to the victims...

"Vietnam has suffered tremendous consequences from the war, especially with regard to the lasting and devastating effects of toxic chemicals, including Agent Orange.”

Add this horror story of teacher charged $109K after heart attack...

"The lesson is, if you live in America and get charged an outrageous medical bill, you better hope you can find a journalist to write about it."

Improved Medicare For All becoming unstoppable

People are pushing back against the false narrative and are forcing the media, in some instances, to tell the truth.

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Trump administration defies one in three court orders, undermining rule of law

New analysis finds the Trump White House routinely ignores federal court rulings, triggering growing concern over constitutional crises and erosion of judicial power.

He came to the US to support his sick child. He was detained. Then...

Five days later, he was gone. At what was supposed to be his final asylum hearing on March 20, Rodríguez Parra was nowhere to be found.

Trump’s EPA deepens environmental rollback with delays, deregulation, and industry favoritism

From coal ash delays to dicamba reapproval, Trump’s EPA faces backlash for gutting public health safeguards and empowering polluters.

Firefighter shortage across US poses ‘dangerous’ risks as peak wildfire season ramps up

The country’s fire managers moved its response to “Preparation Level 4,” the second-highest designation, which shows that firefighting resources are heavily committed.

Millions exposed to toxic PFAS levels as EPA retreats from safety rules

New data reveals over 73 million Americans may be drinking water contaminated with toxic PFAS, while the EPA under Trump moves to weaken or repeal health standards.