(2019-09-10). "We Must Learn to Live Together as Brothers or Perish as Fools" commondreams.org As we face endless wars and the climate emergency with dwindling resources available to humanity, and while famines and lack of water become paramount as facts of life in ways we are not prepared for, those of us who hold to an ideal of a common humanity will have to confront these greatest of challenges. (Photo: Steve Eason/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-09-10). Yoel Alonso Leal Is Facing Deportation. Doctors Say He May Die on the Plane. truthout.org | | Yoel Alonso Leal, a Cuban asylum seeker who has a lung tumor and has been struggling with gout and pneumonia while being shuffled through immigration jails, is facing deportation. Doctors and advocates say Leal's health is quickly declining and he could die before his plane back to Cuba lands at the airport. | "There is a high chance that he would die from the flight itself. Deportation for him would be deadly," said Kiersta Kurtz-Burke of Louisiana State University's School of Medicine,…
(2019-09-10). Demonstrators for Medicare for All March on Office of Congresswoman Eshoo. indybay.org On September 5, Santa Clara County Single Payer Coalition and National Nurses United led a protest that started with a march through downtown Palo Alto leading to the door of Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. The Congresswoman has made it clear she is against eliminating for-profit insurance companies from our healthcare system and replacing them with a non-profit federal system. | Photos: Jack Owicki, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer.
(2019-09-10). Planned Parenthood Has an App for That. progressive.org Health provider counters funding setbacks by expanding access to new technologies.
(2019-09-10). GE's climate hypocrisy: Building coal plants while touting clean energy. nationofchange.org General Electric, which boasts of being a clean energy leader, is quietly doubling down on the dirty energy of the past with plans to equip more than a dozen new coal-fired power plants in countries like Cambodia, Kenya, Poland, Pakistan and Vietnam, a report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council shows. | These coal power plants would sharply increase carbon pollution, harming public health and leading to hundreds of premature deaths annually from the projects—if completed. The plants also could destabilize economies and would add billions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmo…
(2019-09-10). Appeals Court to Hear ACLU Discrimination Case Against Dignity Health. indybay.org SAN FRANCISCO—The ACLU is set to argue before the Court of Appeal in San Francisco Tuesday on behalf of Evan Minton, a man who was denied health care because he is transgender.
(2019-09-10). Number of Uninsured Americans Rises for 1st Time in a Decade. truthdig.com The 0.5% increase, though modest, is the first real sign that coverage gains under Obama could be partly reversed by Trump's policies.
(2019-09-10). Doctor's Group Responds to the Rise of Uninsured Americans (New Census Report). commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-09-10). Officials Ignore Pesticides and Blame Alcohol and Biscuits for Rising Rates of Disease. dissidentvoice.org The information below and the quotes were taken from the 12-page report that accompanied Rosemary Mason's recent open letter to the Chief Medical Officer to England, Sally Davies. It can be accessed here. ***** Campaigner and environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has written an open letter to the Chief Medical Officer of England, Sally Davies. In …
(2019-09-10). Kamala Harris Apologizes After Backlash From Disabled Community. telesurenglish.net United States Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris was slammed over the weekend for her response to a man whose words were offensive to people with disabilities during an event in New Hampshire. | RELATED: | Progressives Criticize Kamala Harris's Pro-Business 'Medicare for All' Plan | The audience at the…
(2019-09-10). Proof Joe Biden Has the Mainstream Media in His Pocket. truthdig.com The former vice president is using his dead son to discredit Medicare for All, and the political press appears all too willing to let him.
(2019-09-10). Parents on Twitter Share Sky-High Costs of Giving Birth in the US, Calling for Medicare for All. commondreams.org Parents on social media on Tuesday shared the hospital bills they faced after their children were born, with several remarking that winning the fight for Medicare for All would put American families' delivery costs more in line with those in other developed countries. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-09-09). As Biden Invokes Dead Family Members Against Medicare for All, Media Play Along. fair.org 
by Joshua Cho | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden last month released a new Iowa TV ad called " Personal," which recounts the former vice president's personal tragedy of losing his wife and daughter to a car crash, and the subsequent loss of his son Beau Biden from brain cancer. | Biden presented his story as a celebration of for-profit health insurance by saying that he "couldn't imagine" what it would've been like if their insurance didn't cover the healthcare required "immediately," and that…
(2019-09-09). Nuclear testing has 'disastrous consequences' for people and planet, General Assembly told. un.org Events commemorating the recent International Day against Nuclear Tests serve as an "important and stark reminder…of the disastrous consequences of nuclear testing on human health and the environment", a top UN official told the General Assembly on Monday.
(2019-09-09). Monday's Daily Brief: Suicide death every 40 seconds, rights chief on climate change link, Venezuela, Dorian updates, desertification summit latest. un.org A recap of Monday's top stories: Someone dies by suicide every 40 seconds says new report; UN rights chief highlights climate change threat, and "devastating toll" on Venezuela; deputy chief Amina Mohammed says halting desertification is a key part of climate action; health agency pledges millions to Hurricane Dorian response.
(2019-09-09). One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report. un.org Despite progress in national prevention strategies, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Director-General lamented on Monday, highlighting key findings of the agency's latest report on global suicide estimates.
(2019-09-09). Single-Payer Health Care Is the First Step in the Revolution. thenation.com Single-Payer Health Care Is the First Step in the Revolution…
(2019-09-09). US agency warns of lung illness epidemic among young people, attributed to e-cigarettes. wsws.org The FDA has issued a public warning of a rapidly developing epidemic of severe lung illnesses associated with "vaping," with 450 cases confirmed spanning 33 states.
(2019-09-07). CDC raises alarm after mystery vaping-linked lung disease kills 5, sickens 450+ across US. rt.com 
US health officials are urging Americans to stop vaping while they investigate at least five deaths and over 450 cases of a serious lung illness which has cropped up in otherwise "healthy young people" who vape in over 33 states. | Hundreds of previously-healthy young people have been stricken with a rare, deadly and possibly-incurable lung disease called lipoid pneumonia since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a multi-state probe into the mysterious epidemic, apparently linked to vaping, in August, according to a report released on Friday. Victims of the disease, usually caused by inhaling…
(2019-09-07). Scandal-plagued Boeing suspends test of long-range 777x after 'issue' during final load checks. rt.com 
Boeing has suspended testing on its 777x aircraft after its team encountered an issue during final load testing, when a door reportedly blew off. The setback comes in the wake of its deadly 737 MAX crashes controversy. | "During final load testing on the 777X static test airplane, the team encountered an issue that required suspension of the test," a Boeing spokesman told AFP. | Final load tests subject aircrafts to "loads and stresses well beyond normal operational loads," and are overseen by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors as part of the aircraft certification process. | Also on rt.com…
(2019-09-06). Friday's Daily Brief: Desertification summit, Dorian death toll rising, UN project eases Mali tensions, Yemen funding crisis, hope for Cameroon. un.org A recap of Friday's main stories: Desertification solutions can ease other world woes; Dorian death toll expected to rise; UN moves to ease communal tensions in Mali; Yemen funding crisis threatens reproductive health nationwide; special report on countering terror in Cameroon.
(2019-09-06). Restore land to save the planet, boost the economy, says head of UN body combating desertification. un.org Investing in land restoration could not only help keep our planet healthy, but also be the starting point for resolving some of the biggest issues of our time, the head of the UN entity tackling desertification told journalists on Friday via video conference, from the ongoing global summit on the issue, underway in India's capital.
(2019-09-06). NSW to mobilise for free, safe abortion. greenleft.org.au 
abortion decriminalisation Pip HinmanIssue 1236 Australia Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019 reproductive rightsSeptember 6, 2019Supporters of the r…
(2019-09-06). Is internationalism terrorism? workers.org 
Angeles Maestro The author, a spokesperson for the organization Red Network (redroja.net) based in the Spanish state, faces charges based on her organization's collection of funds in solidarity with Palestine, specifically to repair healthcare facilities in Gaza. Translation by John Catalinotto. Aug. 29 — Recently, the National High Court charged . . . | Continue reading Is internationalism terrorism? at Workers.org
(2019-09-05). California health-care workers prepare to strike at Kaiser. liberationnews.org 
On Labor Day, Sept. 2, around 2,200 people, comprised of health-care workers, union organizers, and allies, gathered at Los Angeles City College to demonstrate their readiness to strike.
(2019-09-05). UN health agency welcomes Facebook pledge to stop vaccine misinformation from going viral. un.org The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday welcomed Facebook's pledge to ensure users can separate fact from fiction when it comes to vaccines, across its platforms from Facebook Search, to Groups, Pages and forums.
(2019-09-05). Thursday's Daily Brief: Facebook rallies against vaccination 'fake news', DPR Korea UN staff cuts call, Syria crop report, crisis funding and Dorian latest. un.org A recap of Thursday's stories: Facebook and WHO work together to stem misinformation on vaccines; North Korea tells UN to cut staff; $75 million allocated for eight crises; mixed news on Syria crop production; 'digital divide' sidelines most vulnerable.
(2019-09-05). Three Percent Security Force's Split Highlights Plague of Infighting. splcenter.org The incessant power struggles that plague militia groups prompted defections in the Three Percent Security Force, robbed its leader of control and delivered the well-known antigovernment militia to the man who defied his commander.
(2019-09-04). Headlines for September 4, 2019. democracynow.org 13,000 Homes Destroyed, At Least 7 Dead as Hurricane Dorian Devastates Bahamas, Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Withdraws Extradition Bill After Months of Protest, Boris Johnson Faces Crushing Blow to Brexit Plan as MPs Rebel Against No-Deal Exit from EU, Walmart Will Stop Selling Assault Weapon Ammunition Following Spate of Deadly Mass Shootings, 14-Year-Old Alabama Teen Shoots and Kills 5 Family Members, Trump Admin Diverts $3.6 Billion from Defense Budget to Build Border Wall, Trump Admin Partially Backtracks on Plan to Deport Immigrants with Serious Health Conditions, Guatemalan Presidential Runner-Up and Ex-Firs…
(2019-09-01). Kennewick teachers' strike shows power of the union in Washington state. liberationnews.org 
Teachers win gains on important issues including pay and insurance.
(2019-08-31). Cuba: U.S. government earmarks millions to hinder Cuban medical cooperation. liberationnews.org 
Access to health is a human right and the United States commits a crime by denying it or obstructing it with political motives or aggression.
(2019-08-19). SPLC, allies sue ICE for ignoring medical, mental health and disability needs of detained immigrants. splcenter.org Faour Abdallah Fraihat, who ran a successful construction business for years in California, is currently in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
(2019-08-15). The Challenges of Breastfeeding as a Black Person. aclu.org How our workplaces and healthcare system create barriers to breastfeeding. | The fight to protect individual choices about reproductive care, including breastfeeding, is an ongoing battle. The central lesson of the reproductive justice movement is that choice means little without access. That lesson applies equally to breastfeeding. | Though laws, in the workplace and other contexts, are in place to protect the right to breastfeed, many low-income women and w…
(2019-07-30). Venezuela: Six Chavista Militants Killed in Fresh Rural Violence. venezuelanalysis.com Landowner violence continues to plague the Venezuelan countryside.
(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 …