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Bridges and Roads Are as Important to Your Health as What’s in Your Medicine Cabinet
What does infrastructure have to do with health care?
Stories of Indigenous-led Resistance to Oil and Waste
Indigenous communities and allies are responding to oil refineries on their land.
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Noam Chomsky on How the United States Developed Such a Scandalous Health System
Noam Chomsky discusses the historical and political factors that have created and maintained the US health care system.
Chicagoans Say “Yes in My Backyard” to Affordable Housing
The primary goal of Neighbors for Affordable Housing in Jefferson Park has been to show Chicago's City Council the importance of affordable housing.
How Biohackers at Counter Culture Labs Are Trying to Make Insulin More Affordable
“A significant number of the people who supported us have been people with diabetes who couldn't afford their own insulin.”
In Dangerous Move, Republicans Push to Strip Health Care From Millions Without Holding Any Hearings
Joshua Green of Bloomberg Businessweek discusses the latest developments in the GOP's efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.
F-16 and F-35 Bombers Threaten Cognitive Health of Children in Vermont Town
South Burlington families have no vote or representation over the city council that governs health and safety in their neighborhood.
Dr. Carol Paris: We Must Make It Toxic for Politicians to Not Get on Board With Single-Payer
Dr. Carol Paris, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, discusses how people can make the demand for single-payer health care.
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As the US Threatened North Korea, 122 Countries Voted to Ban Nuclear Weapons
When it comes to the US and North Korea, it is time for diplomatic overtures to replace threats.
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Monsanto Promises to “Aggressively Challenge” California’s Listing of Weed Killer as Cancer Cause
As California moves forward with glyphosate listing, debate over warning labels, exposure limits continue.