(2019-07-06). Trump's Restrictive Title X Rule Brings the Global Gag Rule Home. truthout.org New restrictions on reproductive health care providers in the Title X program are now in effect nationwide, except Maryland, after a recent federal appeals panel ruling. | The domestic gag rule bans these providers from offering abortion care, referring patients to other providers who can provide abortion care, or even talking about abortion. The rule was temporarily put on hold in April, and now the Trump adminis…
(2019-07-05). Jeremy Corbyn, too 'frail' to be UK prime minister? nationofchange.org In an election filled with mud-slinging (most of it coming from one side of the political spectrum), one of the most despicable attacks made during the 2016 U.S. presidential election was the speculation about the health of Hillary Clinton, who some unqualified people on the right claimed had Parkinson's disease after she fainted, probably from sun exposure, …
(2019-07-05). Nearly 1,000 Killed, 5,000 Injured in Pursuit of Tripoli: WHO. telesurenglish.net Over 100,000 people have been displaced, 5,000 injured and nearly 1,000 killed since the rogue military leader Khalifa Haftar set his eyes on the Libyan capital of Tripoli last April, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. | RELATED: | Libya: 40 Dead and 80 Wounded in Airstrike on Migrant Center | Three months ago, Haftar launched a military offensive to capture the city of Tripoli from the U.N.-backed forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA). | Air strikes and skirmishe…
(2019-07-05). Cuba Continues to Ensure Safe Return of Kidnapped Doctors. telesurenglish.net Efforts to organize the safe return of the pair of doctors kidnapped in Kenya have not wavered, Cuban Minister of Public Health Jose Angel Portal Miranda said Friday. | RELATED: | 'Lies, Slander': Cuba Rejects US Trafficking Blacklist | "The Cuban government has not ceased for a moment in the efforts and negotiations for the safe return … of the kidnapped doctors," Portal told local media. | The two physicians are still alive, Kenyan authorities asserted during a press conference, addin…
(2019-07-05). The Alchemy of Manhood: A Celebration of Healthy Masculinity for SGL GBTQ Black Men. indybay.org Oakland Peace Center | 111 Fairmount Avenue (@ 29th Street) | Oakland, CA 94611…
(2019-07-05). A digital path to health for all. nationofchange.org Global leaders at the recent annual gathering of the World Health Assembly in Geneva expressed worry and optimism in almost equal measure. Delegates at the Assembly — the decision-making body of the World Health Organization — likened the scope of the world's health crisis to that of the threat posed by climate change. They also agree, however, …
(2019-07-05). Deadly Legionella bacteria found at Ford Dearborn Truck plant. wsws.org While Ford and the UAW have downplayed the finding, claiming the amounts are small, the CDC says there is no safe level of the bacteria.
(2019-07-05). Labor votes for Coalition's billions in tax cuts for the rich. greenleft.org.au 
It is an image that captured Labor's class betrayal on July 3, the first day of the new federal parliament. | A division had been called in the House of Representatives over the Coalition government's bill for huge tax cuts, which will disproportionately benefit the rich, erode progressive income tax by making marginal tax rates flatter, and force more cuts to public health, education and welfare. | On one side sat the sole Greens MP Adam Bandt and independent MP Andrew Wilkie. On the other, Labor and Coalition MPs. | The tax cuts then passed through the Senate the following day, with only Greens senators voting…
(2019-07-05). Born on the 5th of July. counterpunch.org 
The unifying factor behind environmental decline, an extractive health care system, mind-numbing work for poverty wages, perpetual wars and increasingly intrusive and assertive commercial relations, is capitalism. Of course, the term is an abstraction, shorthand for a belief system used to explain and organize social relations. Its history is of brutality, pillage and genocide explained by its perpetrators as laying the ground for some imagined future civility. More
(2019-07-04). Honduran Police Repress Protesting Teachers with Teargas. telesurenglish.net Teachers and students are renewing round of protests across the country in favor of public healthcare and education services on Thursday and Friday amid police violence and repression, reported local media. | RELATED: | Honduras: Students Occupy University Campuses to Support Strike | The Platform for the Defense of Health and Education, which convoked the demonstrations, said the government had intensified the repression and harassment against the teachers who went back to work, especially…
(2019-07-04). Jakarta Residents Sue Indonesian Government Over Air Pollution. telesurenglish.net Residents of Indonesia's capital on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the government over the toxic levels of air pollution that regularly blanket the city. | RELATED: | In Climate Apartheid World's Poor Will Be Left to Suffer: UN Report | Fed up with what they say is worsening air pollution, a group of 31 concerned residents has sued President Joko Widodo, as well as the ministry of environment and forestry, ministry of health, and Jakarta's governor. | The plaintiffs [mdas…
(2019-07-03). Essence 25th Anniversary Festival Bridging Connectivity, Technology And Culture Will Feature Keynote Speeches From 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates. blackstarnews.com 
July 3, 2019 – New York, NY – The 2018 ESSENCE Festival Æ will take place July 5 — 8, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and among the highlights presented by AT&T will include The Humanity of Connection activations to recognize the importance of human connectivity in our everyday lives. | The events will feature a who's who in national Black leadership convening for a party with a purpose to mobilize around critical issues impacting Black women. AT&T's The Humanity of Connection activations will range from political conversations about the current election cycle, to women's empowerment, health and well…
(2019-07-03). California gig workers eye a win if landmark bill passes state Senate. peoplesworld.org 
SAN FRANCISCO—If a law now wending its way through the state legislature passes its final hurdles this summer, hundreds of thousands of California workers now called "independent contractors" will be poised to gain essential benefits like Social Security, unemployment insurance, overtime pay, and workers' compensation, as well as vital rights like collective bargaining. Assembly Bill …
(2019-07-02). FROM THE FIELD: facing up to the extreme mental health pressures of conflict. un.org For those caught up in conflict situations, the trauma can lead to severe mental health problems. This is also the case for the humanitarian workers who are trying to help them.
(2019-07-02). Swimming Pools Can Turn Your Sunscreen Into a Cancerous Toxin. theantimedia.com (TMU) — Smothering yourself in sunscreen before getting into a swimming pool may actually be detrimental to your health, according to research. The study—which was conducted at Lomonosov Moscow State University—found that the combination of ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun and chlorinated water cause ingredients in sunscreens to break down and produce toxic chemicals. These …
(2019-07-02). Is Bottled Water Safe to Drink Every Day? dissidentvoice.org The next time you put your lips to a plastic bottle of "crystal-clear mountain spring water" think about Trump's herculean efforts to dismantle federal agencies that protect health. More to the point, Trump's innate distrust of science is already starting to impact health risks; e.g., according to Consumer Reports (CR) excessive levels of arsenic are …
(2019-07-02). Livelihoods of millions in East and Southeast Asia at risk from Swine Fever epidemic. un.org The rapid spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) across East and Southeast Asia is threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of households in the region which rely on pig farming, The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, reported on Tuesday.
(2019-07-01). 'Government-Run Healthcare' Is a Product of Health Industry—Run Media. fair.org 
At the first of two Democratic debates ( 6/26/19), MSNBC host and moderator Lester Holt asked the presidential hopefuls, "Who here would abolish their private health insurance in favor of a government-run plan?" He asked the same question the next night ( 6/27/19), and prefaced another question to Sen. Bernie Sanders: "You basically want to scrap the private health insurance system as we know it and replace it with a government-run plan."— | At a glance, this seems enti…
(2019-06-29). Generational Divide Was Subtext of Second Democratic Debate (2/2). therealnews.com 
Back and forths about bussing, segregation, and race and confrontations about socialism and the nuances of Medicare For All had the 10 candidates at times, talking past one another…
(2019-06-29). Racism in America, Socialism, and Medicare for All Dominate Democratic Debate (1/2). therealnews.com 
Kamala Harris seized the evening by taking on bussing and race with Biden, while Hickenlooper and others confronted Sanders's socialism and the nuances of Medicare for All…
(2019-06-28). Dem Candidates All Support Healthcare for Undocumented People, Split on Decriminalizing Immigration. democracynow.org 
Immigration was among the top issues in the second night of the first Democratic presidential debates, with California Senator Kamala Harris saying she would reinstate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that provides a temporary work permit and deportation relief for undocumented youth, on her first day in office. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg spoke of the criminalization of immigration as the basis for family separation, referring to the Trump administration's "zero tolerance "policy as "dead wrong." While most candidates are running on different platforms to address the criminalization of immig…
(2019-06-28). Walk to save south-west WA forests. greenleft.org.au 
Various ongoing threats, such as climate change and the timber industry, continue to plague the unique ecosystems of south-west Western Australia. Various species are coming under pressure and time may be running out for people to experience the serenity and cacophony of these forests in all their splendour. | To help raise awareness about this, a 1000-kilometre Walk For Forests is taking place this year. | Beginning on September 29 in Albany, in southern WA, and ending in Perth on December 13, the walk will pass through the forests of south-west WA, allowing participants to witness the current state of the natur…
(2019-06-27). Headlines for June 27, 2019. democracynow.org 2020 Democratic Primary Debate Kicks Off with Focus on Immigration, Healthcare, Senate Passes Border Aid Package After Rejecting House Version, Bank of America Ends Relationship with Migrant Prison Companies, Asylum Officers Say Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Policy Threatens Migrants' Lives, Family of Black Man Shot by Indiana Cop Sues Officer, City of South Bend, Twin Suicide Bombs Rock Tunis, Trump, World Leaders in Osaka for G20, Court Rules France Failed to Properly Address Air Pollution, U.N. Expert Warns of Impending "Climate Apartheid", NYC Votes to Declare a "Climate Emergency", Dems Vote to Subpoena Kellyan…
(2019-06-27). She the People's Aimee Allison: We Need a Candidate to Support Economic, Racial and Gender Politics. democracynow.org 
The first night of the two-part 2020 presidential debate kicked off Wednesday night with a focus on the economy, healthcare, immigration, gun control, Iran and climate change. It was a historic night with three female candidates taking part: Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. It marked the first time more than one female candidate appeared in a major political party debate in the United States. We speak with She the People founder Aimee Allison about the women in the race and foreign policy in Afghanistan and Iran. Allison won an ho…
(2019-06-27). Sen. Elizabeth Warren: We Need to Make Structural Changes to Our Government & Economy. democracynow.org 
Senator Elizabeth Warren pushed for structural changes to the U.S. government in Wednesday's presidential debate, saying she would make college free and eliminate private insurance altogether. We speak with Anand Giridharadas, editor-at-large at Time magazine and author of "Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World," about Warren's debate performance and the issues facing the 2020 candidates. He joins a roundtable discussion with Sunrise Movement co-founder Varshini Prakash, She the People founder Aimee Allison and Ana María Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy.
(2019-06-21). NAACP Invites Detroit and Surrounding Cities Residents to 110th National Convention Events. naacp.org 
NAACP Experience Hall, Health Pavilion and Career Fair to headline free events at Convention. BALTIMORE‚ÄØ— Families, students, professionals and residents of Detroit, MI and surrounding areas are invited to attend the NAACP Experience taking place Saturday, July 20 through Tuesday, July 23. Hosted at the COBO Center, hundreds of partners, companies, civic organizations, and vendors …
(2019-06-19). House Casts Historic Vote to Repeal Authorization for Endless War. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — June 19, 2019 — In response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 2740 (Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020), which includes language to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) eight months after …
(2019-05-15). China Delivers 71 Tons of Medical Aid to Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com "With this second shipment, as well as that which we already received from the Russian Federation, the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent some 166 tons of medicines and supplies have arrived in the country," Health Minister Carlos Alvarado said.
(2019-04-04). How My Republican Parents Convinced Me the U.S. Needs Single-Payer Healthcare. millennialpolitics.co What my Republican parents inadvertently taught me was that a single-payer setup really isn't worse than our current system of healthcare in the United States.
(2019-03-31). These Democrats Represent Some of the Bluest Districts. So Why Don't They Support Medicare for All? millennialpolitics.co 
Medicare for All is more popular than ever, with even a majority of Republican voters supporting the policy. Tell the Democrats in deep blue districts.