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Rural Hospital Closings Are Leaving Millions of People in a Health Care Crisis
Closures have accelerated in recent years, leaving not only sick people but ghost towns in their wake.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Promises City Is Working on Solution to Water Crisis
Lead contamination has plagued the city for years, spiking even higher in 2019.
No One Should Have to Bargain for Health Care
Employers use their workers’ health as a bargaining chip. Medicare for All would end that.
Big Pharma Invests Millions as Congress Prepares Drug Pricing Bills
Pharmaceutical companies are writing large checks to key lawmakers and spending millions on ad buying and lobbying.
Bans Won’t Prevent the Mysterious Illness Linked to Vaping
A Truthout reporter examines vaping through the lens of harm reduction.
Purdue Hires PR Firm That Helped BP After Catastrophic 2010 Oil Spill
The company that manufactures OxyContin has turned to BP's corporate spin doctors.
Trump Threatens to Veto First Ever Congressional Action on “Forever Chemicals”
Communities deserve the right to know if toxic chemicals are being released into their air, water, food and soil.
Removing the Profit From Our Pills: The Case for a Public Pharma System
Vital safety and health services should be entrusted to institutions that are publicly accountable.
Pelosi’s Plan Is Not Enough. Lower Drug Prices Now Through a Public Option.
Pelosi released the “Lower Drug Costs Now Act” on September 19.
Climate Change Expected to Accelerate Spread of Sometimes-Fatal Fungal Infection
A new study predicts the range of valley fever will double in size.