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Health
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Facing a Physician Shortage, Can We Leave Medical School Grads on the Sidelines?
Last year, 52,860 US and international medical graduates applied for residency positions in the US, yet only 26,252 actually matched into a program.
What if Tomorrow Your Insurance Company Controlled Your Lifestyle?
Your internet presence provides data about your health and diet, allowing insurers to estimate risk and how much you should pay.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan: “If You Love Your Country, Let Nuclear Go!“
In the normal scheme of things, leaders of nations don't set out to deliberately wreck their countries.
Exxon’s Never-Ending Big Dig: Flooding the Earth With Fossil Fuels
Why on God's-not-so-green-Earth-anymore would anyone want to be Exxon's business partner?
Billionaire-Funded Charter School Juggernaut Hits Roadblock in Los Angeles
The LA school board blocks “out of touch” plan by billionaires.
GM Stopped Using Flint Water More Than a Year Before Emergency Declared
In October 2014, General Motors recognized the Flint water was corroding its engines.
Rebuilding Trust After Flint: What About the Water in Your City?
With enough investment and public oversight, water can be managed for the public good.
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Nickel and Dimed in 2016: You Can’t Earn a Living on the Minimum Wage
Holding a job should not be a test of how to manage life as one of the working poor.
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Time Spent in Guantánamo Is Time No One Gets Back – Whether Soldier or Prisoner
Time. We can't get it back. When it's gone, it's gone.
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Corporations Killed Medicine. Here’s How to Take It Back
For most of human history, life-saving drugs were a public good. Now they're only good for shareholders.