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Critics Blast Biden Rebrand of Trump’s Medicare Privatization Scheme
The program constitutes a “backdoor privatization of Medicare,” said one progressive advocate.
USPS Defies Biden’s Plea to Electrify Fleet, Finalizing Gas-Powered Truck Plan
The new USPS fleet would be 90 percent gas-powered, locking in emissions for decades.
As Winter Storms Descend, De-Icing Chemicals Are Threatening Freshwater Lakes
Road salt runoff is putting U.S. water supplies at risk.
Inside Forest Defenders’ Blockade of Atlanta’s “Cop City” Training Compound
Activists have dug in against the militarized compound to defend Atlanta's most marginalized and largest watershed.
Mask Mandates Lift While Uncertainty About New Subvariant BA.2 Hangs in the Air
For millions of immunocompromised people, this national shrug is as infuriating as it is potentially lethal.
Paul Farmer Leaves Behind the Legacy of a Global Public Health Movement
Farmer built community health networks to support people in Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and beyond.
Students Say Yale, Stanford and MIT’s Fossil Fuel Investments Are Illegal
Novel legal strategy argues that top schools including Princeton are legally obliged to put the public interest first.
US Fatal Overdoses Top 100,000 Annually While NY Injection Sites See Zero Deaths
There's a small mountain of research showing that supervised injection sites also facilitate pathways to treatment.
Supreme Court Could Restrict US Agencies’ Regulatory Power in Air Pollution Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in West Virginia v. EPA on February 28, 2022.
EU Chief Calls Patents “Precious” as Hundreds of Millions Lack Vaccine Access
South Africa's president says people's lives should be prioritized over “the profitability of the few companies.”