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Trees, Science and the Goodness of Green Space
In urban parks and forests, scientists dig to unearth answers to an age-old question — why are people healthier (and happier) when surrounded by nature?
Why the South Still Has Such High HIV Rates
In the southern United States, the numbers of HIV cases have not declined and have even increased in some rural areas.
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Solidarity in the Health Care Struggle: A Message From the Truthout Team
At this moment of crisis, with the health care of 24 million people on the line, we at Truthout know that we're all in this together.
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Cuts to Medicaid Would Be Devastating for Rural Kids
House Republicans' threatened cuts to Medicaid would be devastating for children living in rural areas.
Greg Palast: Jim Crow Scam Threatens to Tip Georgia’s Ossoff-Handel Race
Republicans are using Jim Crow tactics to suppress the minority vote in Georgia's 6th District, says Greg Palast.
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In an Aging Nation, Single-Payer Is the Alternative to Dying Under Austerity
The process of aging and dying should not be exploited for profit.
School District Switches to Local and Organic Meals, Cuts Carbon Footprint — and Saves Money
Oakland overhauled its lunch menu at 100-plus schools by serving less meat and more fruits and vegetables.
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“America Last”: Will Trump Set a Record for the History Books?
Will the last American Firster turn out to have been the first American Laster?
Naomi Klein: Climate Movement Is Growing Even More Ambitious as US Goes Rogue and Exits Paris Accord
Naomi Klein discusses the Paris Accord, the climate and the Trump administration.
This Is It: We Have the Next Three Weeks to Fight for the Affordable Care Act
Indivisible is mobilizing voters to call every Republican and Democratic senator nonstop, write letters and hold sit-ins.