"They Count on You Not Knowing:" Socialists Blow the Whistle on Democratic Party Donor Class
Steve Early | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-04
Wealthy Bay Area investor David Crane is a leading promoter of the neo-liberal agenda within the California Democratic Party. A former advisor to Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Crane is a widely-published critic of state and local tax initiatives, publicly-funded health care, public education, public employees and their pensions. He raises lots of money for "courageous"
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What Climate Change Activists Can Learn From Public Health Campaigns
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-10-04
Tackling climate change is urgent. Can we act in time? Yes, one argument runs. What we are doing in protecting public health shows how. | The post What Climate Change Activists Can Learn From Public Health Campaigns appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
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Study: Survivors of Sexual Assault Experience Real Health Consequences
Naomi LaChance | truthdig.com | 2018-10-04
Research provides concrete health data for what many women have described themselves for decades: sexual assault creates long-term harm. | The post Study: Survivors of Sexual Assault Experience Real Health Consequences appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
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Proposed Funding for Women's Health Would Lead to 'Contraception Deserts'
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2018-10-04
Religious conservatives, with the help of President Donald Trump's administration, are working to ensure the future of women's sexual health care in America will not include contraceptives. The administration is proposing massive changes to Title X, a $280-million program that is currently the only source of federal funding for birth control for low-income women without health insurance. | If the changes are passed, Kaiser Health News reports, clinics receiving these funds can screen for sexually trans…
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Threat to Obamacare Turns Up the Heat on Attorney General Races
Shared by Cherise | truthout.org | 2018-10-04
For years, congressional Republicans have vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now, in a case sending shock waves through midterm election campaigns, Republican attorneys general across the country may be poised to make good on that promise. | The case, Texas v. United States, reveals just how high the stakes are for health care in this year's attorney general races, elections that rarely receive much attention but have the power to reverberate through the lives of Americans. | "It just shows that nothing is safe," said Xavier Becerra, California's attorney general, who is leading 16 states and the District o…
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Breast Cancer the Most Widely Spread Form in Palestine
INA | imemc.org | 2018-10-04
Breast cancer is the most common and widely spread type of cancer in Palestine, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health, in an official statement, Thursday. MoH said that a total of 503 new cases of breast cancer were documented until the end of 2017, in the West Bank, while 327 …
Is Donald Trump Mentally Fit to Be President? Dr. Bandy Lee Questions Trump's Capacity to Govern
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-03
As questions swirl around Brett Kavanaugh's eligibility to join the Supreme Court, some are asking if President Donald Trump should have had the power to nominate him in the first place. We speak with Dr. Bandy Lee, forensic psychiatrist on the faculty of Yale School of Medicine, about Trump's mental state and the possibility of removing him from office using the 25th Amendment. Dr. Lee is an internationally recognized expert on violence. She is the editor of the best-selling book, "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President."
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Mental Health Experts Demand Psychological Assessment of Kavanaugh for Drinking, Instability
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-03
Donald Trump openly mocked Dr. Christine Blasey Ford at a rally Tuesday, casting doubt on her claims that Brett Kavanaugh had tried to rape her in high school, just days after calling her a very credible witness. As the FBI continues its investigation into Dr. Blasey Ford's claims, a group of mental health experts are calling for Kavanaugh to undergo a full psychological and substance abuse assessment before the Senate votes on his confirmation. We speak with Dr. Bandy Lee of the Yale School of Medicine, the lead author of a letter titled "Mental Health Experts Urge Examination Based on Warning Signs in Kavanaugh…
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Is India on its Way out of Poverty?
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-10-03
Jayati Ghosh discusses the UNDP report showing that poverty in India has halved in the last 10 years, and the newly unveiled healthcare plan for the bottom 40% of the population, nicknamed "Modicare." | The post Is India on its Way out of Poverty? appeared first on The Real News Network.
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United Steelworkers union pushes concessions at US iron ore producer Cleveland Cliffs
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-03
The United Steelworkers is seeking to push through a concessions contract with Cleveland-Cliffs that will set a precedent for cutting healthcare and keeping wages stagnant.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/03/stee…
UK nurses vote to remove Royal College of Nursing leadership after pay deal sellout
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-03
There is growing opposition among nurses and health care workers to a deal that includes an effective cut in real wages following years of attacks on wages and conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/03/nurs…
Is India on its Way out of Poverty?
Shared by Gregory Wilpert | therealnews.com | 2018-10-03
Jayati Ghosh discusses the UNDP report showing that poverty in India has halved in the last 10 years, and the newly unveiled healthcare plan for the bottom 40% of the population, nicknamed "Modicare." | The post Is India on its Way out of Poverty? appeared first on The Real News Network.
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Mobilize the working class to defend nurses and secure the right to health care!
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-02
The interests of nurses cannot be separated from the fight to ensure the social right to health care through the abolition of the for-profit health care system.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/02/nurs…
Pharmaceutical Giants Have Avoided Paying About $2.3 Billion in Taxes in the US Alone
Michelle Chen | thenation.com | 2018-10-02
Pharmaceutical Giants Have Avoided Paying About $2.3 Billion in Taxes in the US Alone…
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Detention conditions: Medical neglect, death and other immigration prison failures
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-02
As Mateo's story demonstrates, immigrants held at immigration prisons struggle to receive the health care they need.
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The fight against public sector cutbacks requires a socialist perspective
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-02
The World Socialist Web Site supports today's march in The Hague, in which thousands employed in the public sector, health and above all education will participate.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/02/neth…
Edge of Sports: A Sports World Worth Fighting For
Dave Zirin | progressive.org | 2018-10-01
If we expand access as well as attitudes toward sports–having people be healthier, happier, and better-adjusted through exercise–that alone could trigger a tremendous change in our society.
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Federal Court Victory for Migrant Farmworkers Protects Their Right to Organize
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-09-28
The court ruled that a North Carolina law targeting a farmworkers union likely violated the 14th Amendment. | Farmworkers play a vital role in North Carolina's multibillion dollar agriculture industry, providing essential labor in a state that produces much of the nation's sweet potatoes, tobacco, Christmas trees, and many other crops. | More than 90 percent of these workers are Latino. Many are migrants working seasonally under temporary visas, and they are among the lowest paid and most vulnerable workers in the state. They face high risks to their health and safety, substandard living conditions, and abuse and…
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David Glosser: "Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I'm His Uncle"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-26
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller is the mastermind behind many of the Trump administration's widely condemned immigration policies, including family separation, the Muslim ban and slashing the number of refugees admitted to the United States. Now he's behind a proposal that will make it harder for immigrants to become citizens or get green cards if they have ever used a range of public benefit programs, including Obamacare, children's health insurance and food stamps. Stephen Miller's anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies are leading some in his own family to speak out against him. We speak with Dr. David…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/26/david_glo…
China's Arch of Peace Vessel Docks in Venezuela for Health Mission
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-09-24
A Chinese hospital ship has arrived in Venezuela as part of the recently signed agreements between the nations.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14063
Make Nutrition an Issue in Food Drives
Dean Cottrill | progressive.org | 2018-09-18
How healthy is the food you donate?
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