(2018-09-20). HHS Diverts Cancer and Education Funding to Pay for Migrant Shelters for Children. truthdig.com With costs skyrocketing because of the government's record number of young detainees, the U.S. agency pulls money from national health research programs as well as Head Start for low-income preschoolers.
(2018-09-20). Israeli Soldiers Kills A Child In Southern Gaza. imemc.org Israeli soldiers killed, on Wednesday night, a Palestinian child from Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and injured many Palestinians in several parts of the coastal region. The Health Ministry in Gaza said the soldiers killed Mo'men Ibrahim Abu Eyada, 15, from Rafah, after shooting him with […]…
(2018-09-20). Federal Agency Says It Lost Track of 1,488 Migrant Children. truthdig.com The Health and Human Services Department tells Senate staffers that case managers could not find the children after they made follow-up calls to check on their safety from April through June.
(2018-09-20). South Carolina: Two Women from Mental Health Facility Drown in Flood During Transport by Deputies. democracynow.org 
Two women being transported by sheriff's deputies to a mental health facility drowned Tuesday in South Carolina when the van they were riding in was overcome by floodwaters. The two sheriff's deputies in the vehicle survived. Forty-five-year-old Windy Newton and 43-year-old Nicolette Green are two of at least 37 people killed by Hurricane Florence since the storm made landfall. Both women had gone to hospitals Tuesday morning when they were involuntarily committed and detained. Less than 24 hours later, they were dead. "There are a lot of questions remaining about why this had to occur then, why there couldn't ha…
(2018-09-20). Two Women Drown in Flood While Chained in Sheriff's Van. truthout.org Two women being transported by sheriff's deputies to a mental health facility drowned Tuesday in South Carolina when the van they were riding in was overcome by floodwaters. The two sheriff's deputies in the vehicle survived. Forty-five-year-old Wendy Newton and 43-year-old Nicolette Green are two of at least 37 people killed by Hurricane Florence since the storm made landfall. Both women had gone to hospitals Tuesday morning when they were involuntarily committed and detained. Less than 24 hours later, they were dead. "There are a lot of questions remaining about why this had to occur, then, why there couldn't have been some sort of an emergency delay," says Meg Kinnard, South Carolina correspondent for the Associated Press, who has been following the story closely. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, Democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I'm Amy…
(2018-09-20). Proposal to List Chlorpyrifos as a Toxic Air Contaminant Opens for Public Comment. indybay.org The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) today announced a proposed regulation that would pave the way for increased restrictions on the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in California.It would designate chlorpyrifos as a "toxic air contaminant," which California law defines as an air pollutant that may cause or contribute to increases in serious illness or death, or that may pose a present or potential hazard to human health. The move comes after an extensive period of scientific and public review.
(2018-09-20). Striking Hotel Workers: "Slow Season" No Excuse for Losing Health Care. truthout.org Tina Graham has worked for Chicago hotels for 11 years, and in the beginning, she faced a predicament every winter: As the tourism industry's slow season approached she lost her health insurance, even as she dealt with the wear and tear that such physical work takes on her body. "When you're working, you're moving all of your body, your hands, your feet, your legs, your arms, and they get tired," she told Truthout. "It's really hard." | Graham has had to have work done on her rotator cuff due to the repetitive nature of her tasks. She takes arthritis pills every morning and wears a medicated patch on her back throughout the day. "You don't rest from the time you get there to the time you leave," she said. "You're on the move, pushing a big cart with your linens on it, chemicals…
(2018-09-20). Chicago Hotel Workers Strike for Decent Health Care. therealnews.com 
Chicago's UNITE HERE union is engaged in one of the largest labor actions in the city in decades, for a new contract for service workers at 30 hotels, with simultaneous strikes at 26 of these. We speak to the Local 1 strike captain |
(2018-09-19). The Space Force Would Cost $13 Billion and the Air Force Wants New Things — But How Are You Gonna Pay For It? mintpressnews.com 
When Medicare for All and paid family leave are called "pie in the sky," but the Air Force says its current fleet of 312 squadrons—which cost many billions each—"is not enough"
(2018-09-19). When Pharmaceutical, Vaccine and Medical Device Corporations Rule the World's Healthcare Industries: Too Late, It Already Happened. globalresearch.ca "Corporations should not be involved in any aspect of the democratic process. They should not be involved in education at any level. They should not be involved in health care. They should not be involved in the administration of social …
(2018-09-19). Rev. William Barber: Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court Would Endanger Rights of Women, Workers & Voters. democracynow.org 
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh have cast doubt on whether President Trump's Supreme Court nominee will be confirmed by the Senate. "The process was bad from the beginning," says Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and president of Repairers of the Breach. "We are poised to have two presidents that did not win the popular vote, now will have appointed four extreme members to the Supreme Court." Barber says Kavanaugh will be dangerous to voting rights, to labor rights, to healthcare and to women's rights.
(2018-09-19). New Bill Would Ensure No Woman Is Forced to Give Birth in Chains. aclu.org The practice of shackling pregnant women who are incarcerated is as shocking as it is widespread. | When a woman becomes pregnant, the nature of her health care by necessity becomes tailored to her being pregnant. This is no less true when a pregnant woman is incarcerated. But corrections officials across the nation would often rather ignore the fact and needs of incarcerated pregnant women than address their health care needs or even their basic rights. For example, pregnant prisoners are often shackled during childbirth in this country as well as put in solitary confinement, practices that are as shocking as th…
(2018-09-19). Hall of Fame members threaten boycott of inductions. peoplesworld.org 
A group of Pro Football Hall of Famers led by Eric Dickerson is demanding health insurance coverage and a share of NFL revenues or else those former players will boycott the induction ceremonies. In a letter sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith and Ha…
(2018-09-18). For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work. thenation.com For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-09-18). Make Nutrition an Issue in Food Drives. progressive.org How healthy is the food you donate?
(2018-09-18). SPLC: Alabama's prison system violated court order to increase mental health staffing. splcenter.org The SPLC will argue in court today that the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) violated a federal court order to provide more mental health workers for people who are incarcerated in the state's prison system.
(2018-09-18). Support the fight of University of Michigan nurses! wsws.org Nurses at the University of Michigan health system have voted overwhelmingly for strike authorization in defense of adequate staffing as well as decent pay and benefits.
(2018-09-17). Palm Oil Is Everywhere in India—and Public-Health Experts Are Concerned. thenation.com Palm Oil Is Everywhere in India—and Public-Health Experts Are Concerned appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-09-17). The Aftermath of Botham Jean's Killing Shows Why We Need to Cope With the Community Trauma of Police Brutality. theintercept.com 
The mental health effects of police brutality on whole communities needs to be something we talk about and reckon with.
(2018-09-14). The IMF's 'Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience'. thenation.com The IMF's 'Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience' appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-08-30). Venezuela Denounces Regional Anti-Migrant 'Xenophobia' as Brazil Militarises Border. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro administration contrasted the recent attacks against Venezuelan migrants to its own open door policy which has seen foreigners benefit from free health, housing, education, and food programs.