Tag: health care
Why American workers want Congress to deliver an infrastructure bill
It all starts with the infrastructure bill. Millions of Americans eager for better lives expect Congress to push it over the finish line.
Why America’s health care workers are escalating their fight for fair...
“People are sick and tired, and they’ve had enough, and they’re ready to stand up and fight back.”
Why America needs a national program of paid sick and family...
America remains the only major industrialized country without a universal paid leave program.
Why the U.S. must bolster retraining for workers harmed by unfair...
Relative to the size of its economy, the United States spends far less on worker training programs than many other industrial countries.
The myth that meat is essential for human health could harm...
Americans eat more meat per capita than any other country, even though meat consumption is linked to heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
Yes, home care is infrastructure—don’t let them play word games with...
Infrastructure, like charity, begins at home.
A Father’s Day guide to paid family leave
A national paid family leave plan promotes equitable participation in paid family leave and would mitigate the disparities and barriers that discourage fathers from taking paternity leave.
So much for ‘the squad’—much-hyped new U.S. progressive bloc has caved...
People who want structural change in the U.S. will have to develop new channels and networks to overcome the established power system.
What comes after this plastic-filled pandemic?
A new generation of medical professionals is tasked with undoing decades of hospitals’ easy reliance on single-use plastic.
Sanders addresses health care workforce shortage under new bill Addressing the...
The massive shortage was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sanders said.