The Greatest Threat to Public Health is Not COVID–It’s Climate Change
What is the greatest threat to global public health?
Many will argue it's COVID-19.
That's a reasonable claim since, as of this writing, there are 41,645,545...
Rumors of Trump’s Possible Drug Addiction Need to Be Taken Seriously...
We've had nearly four years of exposure to Donald Trump to make some reasonable assumptions about his behavior.
For example, many know he is a...
Mitch McConnell and the Senate GOP Are Creating a Humanitarian Crisis...
We see the headlines every year, particularly now, around the holidays.
Hunger.
In the richest country in world history--where Congress pays corporations to keep their workforces...
The Koch Brothers Have Their Creepy Obamacare Ad Used Against Them
The Koch brothers thought they hit a home run with their new Obama care ad, but this new parody takes a stunning shot right back at them.
Research Reveals Half a Million Americans Lack Indoor Plumbing
In the richest country in the history of the world, nearly half a million people lack indoor plumbing.
No surprise, most of them are people...
Corona Virus Isn’t as Serious as Not Having a National Healthcare...
Well, here we are, in a full-blown public health emergency and the federal government whose job it is to provide the necessary precautions and...
CBO Report Shows Medicare-for-All Costs Less Than Previously Thought
If there is anything the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic fiasco has exposed, it’s our societal inequities.
When it comes to public health, the most obvious inequity lies...
‘Patriots’ Rand Paul And Mike Lee Block 9/11 Victim Compensation Bill...
The Republican party loves to refer to itself as the party of "patriots."
In promoting this label, it relies on exploiting traditional symbols of American...
First Past Roe, Winner Take All
Author Mark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”
Last week, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) once again demonstrated its...
Democratic Socialism is Looking Pretty Good Right About Now (Video)
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is this generation's smallpox.
It's our 1918 influenza pandemic.
Considering our financial infrastructure was already failing before the pandemic reached our shores, the...
COVID Omitted on Death Certificates Brings Families More Pain (Video)
To date, more than 390,000 Americans have succumbed to COVID-19.
As of Saturday, there are 23,644,885 confirmed cases in the United States.
By the time you read...
EPA Refuses To Ban A Neurotoxin To Which We Have All...
Do you ever get the feeling the Trump administration deliberately contravenes whatever makes the most logical sense?
"Bad for the environment? Let's do it!"
"Blatantly violates...
Most Uncovered Healthcare Costs Now Illegal Under the ‘No Surprises Act’
It happens to millions every year.
They have a medical emergency and assume their health insurance will cover the costs.
Then a month or so later...
