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Report Warns About Private Equity’s Increasing Grip on Home Health Industries
Profit incentives in the home health industry jeopardize quality of care for patients and quality of life for employees.
Three Years After First Global School Strike, Youth Climate Movement Is Growing
Instead of succumbing to obstacles, young climate activists are adapting and building on their past actions.
GOP Is Sabotaging COVID Funding Even as Experts Warn New Surge May Be Coming
Funding is urgently needed for programs like free vaccines and treatment for uninsured people.
Court Blocks Order Barring Biden From Considering Climate Costs in Rulemaking
The decision to block a Trump-appointed judge's order gives the government new tools to address the climate crisis.
Manchin Just Delivered Another Blow on Climate. He’s a Threat to Humanity.
The absence of Manchin's support was a death knell for Sarah Bloom Raskin's nomination. Her crime: caring about climate.
Doulas Push Back Against California’s Proposal to Pay Them Shockingly Low Rates
It's time for Medicaid to pay for doulas -- and pay them fairly, say birth workers and their advocates.
White House Says Funding for Testing and Vaccines for Uninsured May Run Out Soon
The funding may lapse after Republicans staunchly opposed appropriating only $15 billion for COVID-related measures.
US Sewer Data and Surges Abroad Should Remind Us the Pandemic Isn’t Over
The news may tell you we're returning to “normalcy,” but 8,000 dead a week tells a different story.
Progressives Are Urging Schumer to Restart Push for Climate and Social Spending
House Democrats say $555 billion in climate investments should be a starting point for negotiations in the Senate.
Pneumonia Almost Killed Me. As COVID Restrictions Ease, I Fear for My Life.
In 2017, I was hit with pneumonia, and my lungs remain damaged. When “normal” arrives, it won’t be for everyone.