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Environment & Health
Trump Administration Reintroduces Catastrophic Reagan-Era Disability Cuts
Trump’s proposal is expected to cost about as much to administer as it will save by denying benefits to disabled people.
Trump Was Wrong — Drug Prices Are Still Not Going Down
Trump claimed drug prices are going down, but already in 2020, 2,519 drugs have increased prices.
Insurers Should Support People, Not the Fossil Fuel Industry
We paid for hundreds of thousands in coverage and are legally owed, but our insurer refuses to pay us.
Racist Attitudes Could Aid and Abet the Spread of Coronavirus
No other nation on Earth could undertake the measures China is taking to contain the coronavirus, says science writer.
Home Health Care Is Suddenly Harder to Come by for Medicare Patients
Home health agencies across the country are grappling with a significant change in how Medicare pays for services.
Trump’s Medicaid Block Grant Plan May Impact Millions of Low-Income People
Here are the five most important things to know about how the new plan works.
With Medicare for All on the Table, Iowans Are Caucusing for Their Lives
Activists stormed Biden’s campaign office in Des Moines, confronting his campaign for lying about Medicare for All.
Is Your Rep Invested in Fossil Fuels?
At least 100 members of the House of Representatives and their spouses own fossil fuel company stocks or mutual funds.
Decolonization Is Essential to Successfully Resist Extractivism
“Decolonization begins with the very Earth itself,” say the editors of “Standing with Standing Rock.”
Australia’s Marine Animals Are the Fires’ Unseen Victims
Ash and silt will choke underwater ecosystems.