Thursday, January 9, 2025

Tag: health

Republicans, obsessed with gutting Obamacare, other social programs: That’s called committing...

It will be time for these politicians that have no vision to begin writing their political obituaries, because they will face political extinction in the elections of 1018 and 2020.

While one Louisiana town’s lead-tainted water system is replaced, dozens of...

Federal help available to states for upgrading water systems is a drop in the bucket compared to what is needed across the country.

California judge rules against Monsanto, allows cancer warning on Roundup

It’s great to see democracy is alive and well in California where judges are still willing to stand up for science, even against the most powerful corporate polluters.

Is health care doomed?

We are at a stalemate. Opponents of the ACA have no viable replacement and supporters have no power to stave off the Republican bulldozer.

Major victory for California cities vs. Monsanto over PCB contamination

PCBs are harmful to humans, wildlife and the environment.

Thousands of communities have lead levels worse than Flint

Flint is no aberration. In fact, it doesn’t even rank among the most dangerous lead hotspots in America.

Washington becomes first state to sue Monsanto over PCBs, accused of...

Washington’s lawsuit comes just days before shareholders decide on Bayer AG’s $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto that would create the world’s largest seed and pesticide company.

Oil from BP spill has officially entered the food chain

The first signs of Deepwater Horizon oil were found in blue crab larvae in 2010. Oil likely entered the food chain through zooplankton

Toxic Turf

What is being done to our young people?

New York Times Takes Critical Look at False Promise of GMOs

Hakim’s conclusion, he points out, is similar to a report from the National Academy of Sciences that found GMO crops have not, to date, increased actual yields and should not be exclusively relied upon to meet long-term food security needs.

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Winners of 2024 Shkreli Awards expose worst healthcare profiteering cases

Shocking profiteering in healthcare system continues to harm patients nationwide.

The Santa Ana by Joan Didion

Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.

LA wildfires destroy homes as insurers abandon policyholders in high-risk areas

Insurance companies pull out of fire-prone areas, leaving homeowners scrambling for coverage amid record-breaking climate disasters.

GOP attack on Medicaid puts millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage

Republicans push Medicaid cuts that could leave millions without health coverage.

Washington Post cartoonist resigns after paper censors criticism of Bezos and Trump

Cartoonist’s resignation highlights growing concerns over billionaire influence on the free press.