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23 Million US Homes Remain Lead-Contaminated Years After Flint Made Headlines
Data from Fannie Mae shows that the U.S. government is complicit in placing low-income people in lead-tainted homes.
White House Uses Petition With Fake Doctors, Prank Names to Push Herd Immunity
Many experts agree that a strategy of “natural” herd immunity will result in more unnecessary deaths from coronavirus.
Barrett Sparks Outrage With Claim That She Has No “Firm Views” on Climate Crisis
Critics say Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's ostensibly neutral comment is tantamount to the denial of science.
Trump Claims Immunity From COVID Even as New Study Shows Reinfection Is Possible
During a rally in Florida on Monday night, Trump said he wanted to kiss audience members.
Black Doctors Fight for More Equitable Coronavirus Testing
To date, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium has tested more than 10,000 people.
Trump Plans to Raid Medicare to Pay for Drug Discount Cards Bearing His Name
The plan would cost $7.9 billion, according to Politico, with $19 million going toward letters touting the initiative.
After Hurricanes, Toxic Spills and Pollutants Threaten Gulf Coast Communities
Outdated infrastructure, incomplete reporting and lax environmental regulations hide the extent of the problems.
Trump Blames His COVID Diagnosis on Grieving Military Families
The president said he may have contracted coronavirus from Gold Star families who wanted to hug and kiss him.
Bernie Sanders Says Medicare Should Be Expanded Out of an “Abundance of Caution”
“For Trump, ‘socialized medicine’ is bad for everyone but himself. Total hypocrisy!” tweeted Sanders.
If SCOTUS Strikes Down ACA, Trump’s Health Care Order Cannot Replace It
Trump’s executive order carries no legal weight nor explanation of how affordable health care would be achieved.