(2018-08-09). US can afford 'unlimited war' but not Medicare for all, says Ocasio-Cortez. rt.com 
Democratic socialist and Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed Republicans for funding tax cuts and America's "unlimited war," while refusing to provide universal healthcare. |
(2018-08-09). Ocasio-Cortez: Why Are Our Pockets Empty for Health Care and Education? truthdig.com In an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo Wednesday evening, New York congressional candidate and democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned how Congress can " write unlimited blank checks for war" and pass the GOP's $2 trillion tax cut for the wealthy, but when it comes to proposals that would help every American—such as Medicare for All—"our pockets are empty." | "Why is it that our pockets are only empty when it comes to education and healthcare for our kids?" she posed. "Why are pockets only empty when we talk about 100 percent renewable energy that is going to save this planet and allow our children to thrive?" | "We only have empty pockets when it comes to the morally right things to do," she continued, "but when it comes to tax cuts for billionaires and when it comes to…
(2018-08-09). The Koch Brothers Commissioned a Survey of Americans and Found Most Like a $15 Minimum Wage, Free College, and Universal Health Care. theintercept.com Where the Koch brothers see government tyranny, most Americans see common-sense solutions to basic problems, it turns out.
(2018-08-09). A Koch Brothers-Commissioned Survey Found Americans Really Like Free College and Universal Health Care. alternet.org 
The billionaires didn't get the results they were hoping for at all. | When Charles and David Koch's marketing and communications group In Pursuit Of conducted a survey on a variety of issues in late July, the billionaires were obviously hoping for a very libertarian outcome. But the survey indicated that while many Americans are libertarian on so. . .
(2018-08-09). Court Orders Ban on Harmful Pesticide, Says EPA Violated Law. truthdig.com Trump administration officials endangered public health by allowing the wide use of chlorpyrifos, a federal appeals court rules. It cites extensive evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies' brains.
(2018-08-09). Mahmoud Abbas: Stop Exploiting Ahed Tamimi for Personal Gain. counterpunch.org The father of 11-year-old, Abdul Rahman Nofal contacted me, asking for help. His son was shot in the leg during Gaza's 'Great March of Return' protests. The Strip's dilapidated health care system could not save the little boy's leg, as it was later amputated. His father, Yamen, himself a young man from the Buraij Refugee More
(2018-08-09). WATCH the mesmerizing dance of chromosomes inside our cells (VIDEO). rt.com 
Scientists have mapped the movement of chromosomes inside our cells for the first time — a development that may have significant implications for the study of genetic diseases and human health, according to researchers. |
(2018-08-08). Faulty vaccines spark public outrage in China. wsws.org The scandal is the result of cost-cutting measures aimed at boosting profits and subordination of healthcare to the capitalist system.
(2018-08-08). New Zealand Nurses Organisation rams through sellout pay deal. wsws.org The union is trying to present the agreement, which fails to address the crisis in the public health system, as a victory.
(2018-08-07). Republicans Want to Force People to Work for Their Health Care—What Could Go Wrong? thenation.com Republicans Want to Force People to Work for Their Health Care—What Could Go Wrong? appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-08-07). Sarah Smith Takes on 21-Year Incumbent Adam Smith in Washington's 9th Congressional District. therealnews.com 
Sarah Smith worked on the Bernie Sanders campaign. She is a young working class woman who was asked by Brand New Congress to run the Washington's 9th Congressional district seat against a long time liberal incumbent. She has knocked on 13,000 doors with her message of health care for all and making the Democrats the…
(2018-08-06). Baltimore Organizers Say Climate Justice Is Also Health, Housing, and Transit Justice. therealnews.com 
The Baltimore People's Climate Movement says that climate isn't just an issue for our natural world; it also impacts our infrastructure and most vulnerable communities
(2018-08-03). 'Profit over health of innocents': Arkema indicted for Hurricane Harvey toxic chemical release. rt.com 
Top managers at French multinational Arkema could face up to five years in prison after the company was indicted for "reckless" emissions of toxic chemicals from its Houston, Texas plant during last year's Hurricane Harvey.
(2018-08-02). Trump Administration's Breastmilk War Exposes Backchannel Politics in Health Care. progressive.org Nipplegate has a long history in the Global South.
(2018-08-01). Building the Movement for Medicare for All. progressive.org This week was the 53rd anniversary of Medicare, created in the middle of the social agitation of the 1960s. Benjamin Day of Healthcare-NOW! talks about how today, we are in the middle of similar upheaval.
(2018-07-31). Reporting on Medicare for All Makes Media Forget How Math Works. fair.org 
CBS News (7/30/18) | "Medicare for All," a federally funded universal healthcare plan championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont—Ind.), has quickly become a key issue for progressive voters evaluating Democratic Party candidates for the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 presidential race. The plan would provide coverage for the 40 million currently uninsured in the United States, a gap that is estimated to cause tens of thousands of deaths annually. Despite this, Medicare for All has received no shortage of negative coverage in the media, all revolving around the same question: Just how are we going to pay for it? | A study on the cost of Medicare for All was recently conducted by Charles Blahous for the libertarian-leaning Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Blahous' study projected that Sanders' Medicare for All system,…
(2018-07-27). Noam Chomsky on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's "Spectacular" Victory & Growing Split in Democratic Party. democracynow.org 
The 2018 midterm election season has been roiled by the internal divisions between the Democratic Party's growing progressive base and the more conservative party establishment. In New York City, this division came to a head with the most shocking upset of the election season so far, when 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez handily defeated 10-term incumbent Representative Joe Crowley, the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House. Ocasio-Cortez ran a progressive grassroots campaign as a Democratic Socialist advocating for "Medicare for All" and the abolition of ICE. For more on her victory and what it means for the…
(2018-07-23). Venezuela to Invest €293m to Modernise Public Health System as National Nurses' Strike Continues. venezuelanalysis.com Maduro has called for a "revolution within the revolution" in the health sector.