How the Climate Crisis Is Pushing Central Americans Out of Their Homes Toward the U.S
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-10
As the U.S. continues to crack down on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, we look at one of the underreported driving factors leading people to flee their home countries: the climate crisis. John Carlos Frey, author of "Sand and Blood: America's Stealth War on the Mexico Border," spent time with Central American climate refugees traveling in a caravan toward the United States. He says, "If this drought continues, we're looking at all-out famine from Central America. …That's one of the major reasons why they're coming. … The government doesn't even acknowledge the fact that there is a climate c…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/10/john_carl…
How to Pay for It All: An Option the Candidates Missed
Ellen Brown | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-10
The Democratic Party has clearly swung to the progressive left, with candidates in the first round of presidential debates coming up with one program after another to help the poor, the disadvantaged and the struggling middle class. Proposals ranged from a Universal Basic Income to Medicare for All to a Green New Deal to student …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/how-to-pay-fo…
Racism: Milwaukee's Public Health Emergency
Isiah Holmes | progressive.org | 2019-07-10
One of the most segregated cities in the United States takes on racism as a health issue.
progressive.org/dispatches/racism-milwau…
With hospitals in crisis, the government is shovelling even more NHS business to Amazon
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-07-10
On 10 July, news emerged of a new partnership between Amazon and the NHS. People can now get "expert health advice" from Amazon's Alexa devices. The Department of Health (DoH) claims this will reduce demand on the NHS. But given the drastic NHS funding crisis, this new partnership has caused widespread concern. | Alexa, I don't feel we…
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2019/07/10/with-hospitals-in-crisis-the-government-is-shovelling-even-more-nhs-business-to-amazon/
The Dangers of Cell Phone Radiation. The Right to Know. Don't Put in Your Shirt Pocket
Environmental Health Trust | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-10
A landmark Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the City of Berkeley's cell phone right to know ordinance rejecting industries argument that the ordinance violates the first amendment. The Berkeley ordinance requires retailers to inform consumers that cell phones emit …
globalresearch.ca/the-dangers-of-cell-phone-radiation-the-right-to-know-dont-put-in-your-shirt-pocket/5683223
Argentina's Former Neoliberal President De la Rua Dies At 81
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
Former Argentinian President, Fernando de la Rua died Tuesday from heart disease. In his short term as head of state, he accentuated the economic crisis that led the country to international default. | RELATED: | Argentina: Over 7,000 Homeless People in Buenos Aires | The late-president was elected in 1999 after Carlos Menem's administration ruled the country for 10 years during the 1990s. Following the International Monetary Fund's structural and austerity measures the Argentinian economy was d…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-Neolib…
Why Aren't the Democrats Talking About Ending Patent Financed Drug Research?
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-09
Many of the leading Democratic candidates, especially Sanders and Warren, have been putting forward bold progressive plans in a wide variety of areas. Sanders and Warren have both supported a quick transition to a universal Medicare program, with no premiums, co-pays, or deductibles. Several candidates have supported a Green New Deal, which in some versions…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/09/why-arent-th…
Groundbreaking cancer-fighting drugs now included in updated UN list of essential medicines
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-09
The UN health agency, WHO, announced on Tuesday that dozens of new drugs have been added to the list of essential medicines that every country should have, including new cancer treatments that can be swallowed rather than injected.
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US Big Pharma allowed to continue hiding 'intimidating' price info from customers in TV ads
rt.com | 2019-07-09
A federal judge has stepped in to save drug companies from a new rule that would have forced them to disclose drug prices in TV ads, ruling that the Department of Health and Human Services lacks authority over the industry. | …
rt.com/usa/463700-judge-blocks-drug-pric…
Global conflict situations, poverty lead to rise in mental health crises
wsws.org | 2019-07-09
US imperialism and its allies bear principal responsibility for the wars and military interventions that have wrought devastation throughout the world.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/09/ment…
Pentagon solicits virtual reality tech to prep soldiers for 'battlefield nuclear warfare'
rt.com | 2019-07-09
The Pentagon has put out a call for virtual reality training environments with "radiological/nuclear considerations" — another sign that the US' unhealthy obsession with nuclear warfare isn't going away anytime soon. | …
rt.com/usa/463709-pentagon-virtual-reali…
MPs vote to liberalise abortion access and allow same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-09
MPs have voted to force the government to liberalise access to abortion and allow same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland if devolution is not restored.Gay marriage is illegal in the north of Ireland, while terminations are only allowed in cases where a woman's life is at risk or if there is a danger of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health."Our future got a little brighter today": The votes were held as part of House of Commons measures aimed at keeping Northern Ireland public services running, two and a half years after devolved powersharing collapsed.Campaigner John O'Doherty said:…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/07/09/mps-vote-to-liberalise-abortion-access-and-allow-same-sex-marriage-in-northern-ireland/
'It's a Terrible Existence': The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Eilís O'Neill | thenation.com | 2019-07-08
'It's a Terrible Existence': The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants…
thenation.com/article/dialysis-health-im…
Medicare for all means radical change, not just reforms
Esteban Guevara | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-06
Healthcare, along with education, jobs, and affordable housing, are essential human rights indispensable for everyone.
liberationnews.org/medicare-for-all-mean…
Labor votes for Coalition's billions in tax cuts for the rich
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-05
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/labor-votes-coalitions-billions-tax-cuts-rich
'Government-Run Healthcare' Is a Product of Health Industry–Run Media
Michael Corcoran | fair.org | 2019-07-01
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…
fair.org/home/government-run-healthcare-…
Walk to save south-west WA forests
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-28
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/walk-save-south-west-wa-forests
House Casts Historic Vote to Repeal Authorization for Endless War
Paul Kawika Martin | peaceaction.org | 2019-06-19
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 …
peaceaction.org/2019/06/19/house-casts-h…
Myanmar: "Fleeing My Whole Life": Older People's Experience of Conflict and Displacement in Myanmar
amnesty.org | 2019-06-18
This report examines older people's experience of conflict and oppression in Myanmar. The report also analyses how and why humanitarian assistance has failed to meet many older people's rights and needs, including related to health, sanitation, food, water, and participation. Accountability for the Myanmar military's atrocities should include a focus on the specific crimes committed against older women and men, and draw on older people's unique communal knowledge and memory. For their part, donor governments, UN agencies, and humanitarian organizations must better ensure that assistance is inclusive, non-discrimi…
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa16/0446/2019…
Where the Wild Things Were: Abbey's Road Revisited
Geoff Dutton | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-17
While a healthy number of extreme outdoorists still pride themselves on packing as little gear as possible to escape from civilization, most Americans prefer to bring as many comforts of home as possible (including phones, satellite TV, and internet) when they park their overstuffed vehicles and bodies at campsites. It's yet another depressing symptom of how utterly well-wrapped we are in our thickening technological cocoons. Even atop Mt. Everest, it's quite impossible to get away from it all.
counterpunch.org/2019/06/17/where-the-wi…
Monday's News Brief: World population, Desertification Day, ocean protection, Nigeria, Yemen and Gaza
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-17
To start this week, we cover: food aid diversions in Yemen; 9.7 billion of people on earth by 2050; Law of the Sea Convention; World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought; triple suicide bombing in Nigeria; and a solar power plant for health care in Gaza.
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Navy Contaminates Local Groundwater and Sewer System in Maryland
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-17
The U.S. Navy has contaminated the groundwater at Maryland's Patuxent River Naval Air Station (NAS) with 1,137.8 parts per trillion (ppt) of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to a report published last July by the engineering firm CH2M Hill. PFAS have been associated with a variety of cancers and are known to jeopardize human reproductive health. The contamination was not reported on the…
truthout.org/articles/navy-contaminates-…
New Poor People's Campaign demands redirecting military dollars to domestic needs
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-17
WASHINGTON–Unveiling a comprehensive alternative to business as usual, the New Poor People's Campaign opened its mass D.C. gathering with a detailed budget and domestic policy plan to cut the military budget almost in half and redirect those dollars to domestic needs: Health care, public schools, better housing, well-paying jobs and "a green infrastructure." The "moral …
peoplesworld.org/article/new-poor-people…
Democracy Faces a Global Crisis
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-17
If you're a supporter of Donald Trump — or Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil or Matteo Salvini in Italy — you probably think that democracy has never been in better health. Recent elections in these countries didn't just serve to rotate the elite from the conventional parties. Voters went to the polls and elected outsiders who…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/17/democracy-fa…
Drugs deaths linked to people facing considerable adversity, study finds
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-17
The majority of drugs deaths occur among people who have experienced considerable adversity in their lives, often from a young age, research has found. | In a report focused on drug deaths in Tayside last year, published by the local health board, 62 out of 78 people (79.5%) who died as a result of using drugs were recorded as having experienced at least one adverse event during their lifetime. | The study also found that just under half (46.1%) of the total number of drug death casualties had been in prison or had been on remand at least once in adulthood. | A majority of those who died from drug consumption wer…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/06/17/drugs-deaths-linked-to-people-facing-considerable-adversity-study-finds/
California Seeks to Strip Doctors of Authority to Grant Kids Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations
Foundation for Economic Education | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-17
With approximately 6,700,000 children enrolled in public and private schools in California, Senate Bill 276 could have far-reaching implications. (FEE) — Imagine taking your two-month-old daughter in for her scheduled vaccines. Imagine watching as she begins to convulse soon after receiving her shots and then continues to experience seizures over the next few days. You might …
California Seeks to Strip Doctors of Authority to Grant Kids Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations
Brexit distraction at Westminster leaves children facing 'wretched' futures, says children's commissioner
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-17
Political efforts to improve the chances of vulnerable young people are being hampered by paralysis in Westminster and years focusing on Brexit, according to the Children's Commissioner for England. | "Westminster manoeuvring continues" and children's prospects remain "wretched": | Theresa May has set out plans for new teachers to receive training on how to spot the signs of mental health problems in youngsters. The package pledges to ensure people have…
thecanary.co/uk/2019/06/17/brexit-distraction-at-westminster-leaves-children-facing-wretched-futures-says-childrens-commissioner/
Nearly Three Million People in Bolivia Registered on SUS
plenglish.com | 2019-06-17
La Paz, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) About three million people are registered in the Unified Health System (SUS) in Bolivia, a regulation implemented since March 1 that guarantees free and quality medical care, an official source reported Monday.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id…
WHO director-general meets Museveni to discuss Uganda's Ebola response
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
The World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus poses for a photo with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe. COURTESY: TWITTER/WHO | The World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday held discussions on Uganda's response to the Ebola outbreak with officials from Uganda's Ministry of Health, the WHO's country branch and other partners following his arrival in the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Ghebreyesus, like all travelers, had his temperature screened by a trained health worker, upon arrival, to ensure he was healthy eno…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/who-director-…
Protesters in Sudan are shocked, angry, sad but unbowed as protests head for sixth month
amnesty.org | 2019-06-17
On 3 June, the Sudanese people's hopes for a peaceful transition to a government of their choice were crushed mercilessly 52 days after former president Bashir Al Omar was overthrown. | What should have been joyful Eid celebrations turned out to be a nightmare of unexplainable proportions. | For weeks, protesters – everyday people like healthcare professionals, lawyers and doctors – had been on the streets, peacefully calling for a transition of power to a civilian government. Young men and women were leading the chants. The sit-in had become a hub for hope and freedom after the deposition of Omar Al-Bashir. | As…
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Because 'This Is a Public Health Crisis,' Pennsylvania Gov. Urged to Investigate Link Between Fracking and Childhood Cancers
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-17
"Fracking presents clear threats to our drinking water, our air quality, and to the health and safety of residents in these sacrifice zones." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files……
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/17/because…
Suicide rates for doctors and young physicians among highest in the US population
wsws.org | 2019-06-17
Doctors are often hesitant to seek treatment, due to the stigma associated with mental health problems.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/17/doct…
eSwatini bans live pigs imports from countries hit by African swine fever
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
FILE PHOTO: Pigs are seen on a farm. REUTERS/Ryan Woo/File Photo | The Kingdom of eSwatini on Monday banned imports of live pigs from countries that test positive for African swine fever (ASF). | The move comes in the wake of a report of an outbreak of the disease in neighbouring South Africa nearly two months ago. | The country's director of veterinary and livestock services Xolani Dlamini told a local daily (Swazi Observer) that the movement of pigs between farms will be strictly controlled and a system put in place to track and identify the animals. | "Importations are only from slaughterhouses and establishme…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/eswatini-bans…
Death toll from Tripoli conflict nears 700: WHO
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
A man walks as he checks his destroyed house after an airstrike launched by Khalifa Haftar forces in the Tajoura area, east of Tripoli, Libya June 15, 2019. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed | The death toll from the armed conflict in the Libyan capital Tripoli has risen to 691, according to the World Health Organisation. | The WHO says 41 civilians are among those killed in the conflict between forces of the United Nations-backed government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and those of Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army. | The WHO says a further 4,012 people have been injured, 135 of whom are civilians. | On Saturday…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/death-toll-fr…
Nine civilians dead as Haftar's forces attacks Tripoli
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-16
A man walks as he checks his destroyed house after an airstrike launched by Khalifa Haftar forces in the Tajoura area, east of Tripoli, Libya June 15, 2019. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed | The air force of Libya's eastern-based army on Saturday targeted a military store of the rival UN-backed government in the eastern part of the capital Tripoli, killing nine people and damaging a nearby hospital, authorities said. | All the nine people killed are civilians, including two women and a child, said the Health Ministry's spokesman Fawzi Wanis. | The army said the airstrike was "accurate and targeted the largest ammunition stor…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/16/nine-civilian…
WHO panel decides not to declare international Ebola emergency
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-16
World Health Organization (WHO) officials and Ugandan health workers inform the community of Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, about Ebola vaccine, in Kasese district, Uganda June 15, 2019. REUTERS/James Akena | A World Health Organization panel decided on Friday not to declare an international emergency over Congo's Ebola outbreak despite its spread to Uganda this week, concluding such a declaration could cause too much economic harm. | Congo's epidemic is the second worst ever, with 2,108 cases of Ebola and 1,411 deaths since last August. This week, it reached Uganda, where…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/16/who-panel-dec…
Study linking US sanctions to Venezuelan deaths buried by Reuters for over a month
Joe Emersberger | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-15
I emailed Stephanie Nebehay of Reuters on May 22 about her article, "Venezuela Turns to Russia, Cuba, China in Health Crisis" ( 5/22/19). Her article depicted the impact of US sanctions as an allegation that Venezuelan government officials are alone in making. The article stated: The opposition blames [medical shortages] on economic incompetence and corruption by the leftist movement in power for two decades, but [President Nicolás] Maduro says US economic sanctions are…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/15/study-link…
Study Linking US Sanctions to Venezuelan Deaths Buried by Reuters for Over a Month
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-15
(FAIR) — I emailed Stephanie Nebehay of Reuters on May 22 about her article, "Venezuela Turns to Russia, Cuba, China in Health Crisis" (5/22/19). Her article depicted the impact of US sanctions as an allegation that Venezuelan government officials are alone in making. The article stated: The opposition blames [medical shortages] on economic incompetence and corruption by the …
Study Linking US Sanctions to Venezuelan Deaths Buried by Reuters for Over a Month
WHO: Congo's Ebola Outbreak Not International Emergency
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-15
A special World Health Organization (WHO) committee has decided to not declare an international emergency of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Ebola outbreak despite its spread to Uganda this week, saying to do so would cause too much economic harm on the already poverty-stricken nation. | RELATED: | Ebola: 2,000 People Infected in Democratic Republic of Congo | "This is not a global emergency, it is an emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo," Dr. Preben Aavitsland,…
telesurenglish.net/news/WHO-Congos-Ebola…
Tanzania at high risk of Ebola outbreak as 2 killed in Uganda: minister
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-15
World Health Organization (WHO) officials and Ugandan health workers inform the community of Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, about Ebola vaccine, in Kasese district, Uganda June 15, 2019. REUTERS/James Akena | Tanzanian Minister for Health Ummy Mwalimu warned on Saturday that the east African nation was at high risk of an outbreak of the Ebola after the virus killed at least two people in neighboring Uganda. | Following the reported outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Mwanza regional authorities have deployed health staff to all entry p…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/15/tanzania-at-h…
French hospital workers strike against Macron's health cuts
wsws.org | 2019-06-15
Hospital strikes against the deterioration of the health system that began in March in Paris are now spreading throughout France.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/15/fren…
Climate chaos protesters disrupt traffic with rush-hour roadblocks
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-14
Commuters faced disruption on Friday, as climate change campaigners blocked major London roads during rush-hour.Extinction Rebellion Lewisham "swarmed" roads in the south-east of the capital in an attempt to put pressure on the Government over air quality.Air pollution in the borough of Lewisham was found to be approximately six times higher than safe levels recommended by the World Health Organisation in 2017.Extinction Rebellion protesters demonstrate outside Lewisham station (Caitlin Doherty/PA)The recommended amount of PM2.5 particles, which can cause asthma and other respiratory problems, is 25 micrograms pe…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/06/14/climate-chaos-protesters-disrupt-traffic-with-rush-hour-roadblocks/
South Sudanese facing famine in all but name, warns UN food agency
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-14
Record numbers in South Sudan — some seven million people — face acute food shortages, while more than 20,000 are close to famine, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
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Friday's Daily Brief : Sudan and South Sudan, Ebola, ECOSOC elections, risks of 5G tech
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-14
This Friday, we cover: Ebola in central Africa still not declared an international emergency, by the World Health Organization; looming famine in South Sudan; humanitarian concerns in Sudan; new elections at the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); and how 5G technology can jeopardize early warnings of natural disasters.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1…
The Climate Crisis is Also a Health Emergency
Olivia Alperstein | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-14
Rising global temperatures are intensifying the effects of extreme weather events across the United States and around the world. Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, floods, and severe storms are becoming the norm, not the exception. Extreme weather events don't just hurt people with blunt force — they also spread disease and other serious health impacts. For…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/14/the-climate-…
Video: "The 5G Rollout Is Absolutely Insane." How Wireless Technologies Affect Human Cells. Dr. Martin Pall
Dr. Martin Pall | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-14
During the "Health in Buildings Roundtable" sponsored by the NIH & co-organized by the US CDC and several other organizations, Dr. Martin Pall from the Washington State University (WSU) concluded that the "5G rollout is absolutely insane". | In this short …
globalresearch.ca/dr-martin-pall-5g-rollout-absolutely-insane/5680544
"The 5G Rollout Is Absolutely Insane." How Wireless Technologies Affect Human Cells. Dr. Martin Pall
Dr. Martin Pall | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-14
During the "Health in Buildings Roundtable" sponsored by the NIH & co-organized by the US CDC and several other organizations, Dr. Martin Pall from the Washington State University (WSU) concluded that the "5G rollout is absolutely insane". | In this short …
globalresearch.ca/dr-martin-pall-5g-rollout-absolutely-insane/5680544
Justice delayed: Prosecutors throw out charges in Flint water crisis case
Chauncey K. Robinson | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-14
The Michigan Attorney General's office announced this week that they will dismiss all pending criminal cases connected to the Flint Water Crisis that were brought by the former Office of Special Counsel. Since 2014, the residents of Flint, Michigan, have been fighting for clean water and justice. For over three years, a health crisis has …
peoplesworld.org/article/justice-delayed…
Sanders, socialism, social democracy–What does it all mean?
C.J. Atkins | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-14
The word socialism is on everyone's lips these days. On the far right, President Donald Trump, worried about the threat of higher marginal tax rates and health care for all, roars that "America will never be a socialist country!" Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, outlines his vision of "democratic socialism" as the fulfillment of President Franklin Roosevelt's …
peoplesworld.org/article/sanders-sociali…
Study Linking US Sanctions to Venezuelan Deaths Buried by Reuters for Over a Month
Joe Emersberger | fair.org | 2019-06-14
By Joe Emersberger Reuters ( 5/22/19) attributes the idea that US sanctions are causing a health crisis in Venezuela to Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvarado. | I emailed Stephanie Nebehay of Reuters on May 22 about her article, "Venezuela Turns to Russia, Cuba, China in Health Crisis" ( 5/22/19). Her article depicted the impac…
fair.org/home/study-linking-us-sanctions…
As the U.S. continues to crack down on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, we look at one of the underreported driving factors leading people to flee their home countries: the climate crisis. John Carlos Frey, author of "Sand and Blood: America's Stealth War on the Mexico Border," spent time with Central American climate refugees traveling in a caravan toward the United States. He says, "If this drought continues, we're looking at all-out famine from Central America. …That's one of the major reasons why they're coming. … The government doesn't even acknowledge the fact that there is a climate c…
Many of the leading Democratic candidates, especially Sanders and Warren, have been putting forward bold progressive plans in a wide variety of areas. Sanders and Warren have both supported a quick transition to a universal Medicare program, with no premiums, co-pays, or deductibles. Several candidates have supported a Green New Deal, which in some versions More
MPs have voted to force the government to liberalise access to abortion and allow same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland if devolution is not restored.Gay marriage is illegal in the north of Ireland, while terminations are only allowed in cases where a woman's life is at risk or if there is a danger of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health."Our future got a little brighter today": The votes were held as part of House of Commons measures aimed at keeping Northern Ireland public services running, two and a half years after devolved powersharing collapsed.Campaigner John O'Doherty said:…
A federal judge has stepped in to save drug companies from a new rule that would have forced them to disclose drug prices in TV ads, ruling that the Department of Health and Human Services lacks authority over the industry.
The Pentagon has put out a call for virtual reality training environments with "radiological/nuclear considerations" — another sign that the US' unhealthy obsession with nuclear warfare isn't going away anytime soon.
Healthcare, along with education, jobs, and affordable housing, are essential human rights indispensable for everyone.
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…
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…
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…
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.