Tag: health care
Toxic chemicals in food packaging weaken our immune system response to...
A new federal bill would advance public and environmental health by banning toxic chemicals from food packaging.
The global seafood supply is being contaminated by microplastics, but major...
Our addiction to plastic is having negative effects all along the food chain.
How nanoplastics enter the human body
If you regularly drink water from plastic bottles, you’re likely ingesting even more plastic than the average consumer.
Why the Freedom Convoy is more American than Canadian
Conservatives in the United States have fallen in love with the fringe
Conservatives in the United States have fallen in love with the fringe protests led by Canadian truckers. It is a cause that unites the libertarian and extremist wings of the GOP and offers a new front in the culture wars to mobilize right-wing forces.
How a cooperative run by the formerly incarcerated is reshaping Chicago’s...
Megacorporations tend to dominate food contracting with schools and other large facilities in America. In Chicago, Black formerly incarcerated people are prepping locally sourced meals for schools, nursing homes and transitional housing facilities.
How Joe Manchin betrayed America’s working families
Ed Barnette long ago realized that affordable child care and paid sick leave, among other resources, would be essential to helping West...
Probe shows Big Pharma ‘manipulated’ patent system and ‘raised prices with...
"The evidence overwhelmingly supports the need to pass the Build Back Better Act."
How community schools are helping a hard-hit city dig out of...
Rocked by vanishing industries and charter school expansions, Erie public schools are fighting back with a “transformative” education approach.
How Oregon is turning the page on America’s disastrous drug war
“Our immediate focus is to ensure every Oregonian knows these critical harm reduction and recovery services are being invested in and expanded so that they will be available to anyone who wants and needs them, and that they can feel comfortable and safe accessing them.”
How the Build Back Better bill will help millions of Americans...
“It’s not just about the elderly. Hearing loss doesn’t magically happen in old age. It gradually occurs over years and years. It’s something that could be prevented.”