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Mike Ludwig

Mike Ludwig

Mike Ludwig is a staff reporter at Truthout and a contributor to the Truthout anthology, Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? In 2014 and 2017, Project Censored featured Ludwig’s reporting on its annual list of the top 25 independent news stories that the corporate media ignored. Follow him on Twitter: @ludwig_mike.

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Dec 10, 2017
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Nurse practitioner Amy Israelian puts on protective gear in a tent in the parking lot of the Newton-Wellesley Hospital before testing a possible coronavirus patient in Newton, Massachusetts, on March 16, 2020.
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Environment & Health

Years of Austerity Weakened the Public Health Response to Coronavirus

Thanks to budget cuts, public health departments nationwide have eliminated 50,000 positions since 2008.
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Mike Ludwig,
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March 17, 2020
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Nurses protest the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) weak response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020, outside the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
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Economy & Labor

Health Care Workers on Front Lines of COVID-19 Outbreak Lack Key Protections

The lack of protections could create shortages of caregivers and undermine efforts to control the coronavirus.
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Mike Ludwig,
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March 15, 2020
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Water pours from a kitchen sink faucet
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Environment & Health

PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found in Tap Water Linked to Cancer Risks

The new study comes as alarming laboratory tests detected PFAS in tap water sampled across the country.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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March 8, 2020
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a press conference to announce legislation to extend and expand funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, at the U.S. Capitol on March 28, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
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Environment & Health

Community Clinics Fighting Coronavirus Could Soon Lose Federal Funding

Community health centers, often the first public health responders, could lose funding unless Congress acts.
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Mike Ludwig,
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March 5, 2020
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South Carolinians stand in line for early voting at the Richland County Election Commission February 27, 2020, in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Environment & Health

Voters Head to Polls With Anxiety Over Medical Bills as Coronavirus Spreads

Democratic presidential hopefuls slammed President Trump’s response to the coronavirus ahead of a crucial primary.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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February 29, 2020
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Las Vegas Strip-themed 'I Voted' stickers are displayed at polling station at May Elementary School on November 6, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Politics & Elections

Native Voters in Nevada Head to Caucuses After Winning Voting Rights Fight

A solid turnout of Native voters in Nevada could have a big impact in a state with only 3 million people.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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February 22, 2020
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Joined by members of Make the Road Action and his supporters, Sen. Bernie Sanders participates in a “March to the Polls” on February 15, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Politics & Elections

Nevada Is a Big Test for Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All Plan

Will Joe Biden’s attacks on Medicare for All backfire in the Silver State?
by
Mike Ludwig,
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February 18, 2020
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders wave to his supporters at rally at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire on February 10, 2020.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

Sanders and AOC’s Fracking Ban Angers Centrists and Their Fossil Fuel Backers

Democrats unveiled their own climate bills this week, but only the fracking ban would stop the fossil fuel boom.
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Mike Ludwig,
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February 13, 2020
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An oil refinery in Chalmette, Louisiana.
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Environment & Health

Refineries Are Spewing Cancer-Causing Benzene as Trump Slashes Enforcement

New federal rules require the worst offenders to clean up their acts, but enforcement has tumbled under Trump.
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Mike Ludwig,
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February 6, 2020
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Iowans watch Elizabeth Warren speak
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Environment & Health

With Medicare for All on the Table, Iowans Are Caucusing for Their Lives

Activists stormed Biden’s campaign office in Des Moines, confronting his campaign for lying about Medicare for All.
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Mike Ludwig,
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February 3, 2020
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