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Environment & Health
Is Soil the Great New Integrator?
Farmers are learning to work with the land instead of against it.
The Legacy of Monsanto’s PCBs: Oozing Pus, Birth Defects and Immune Problems
In 1937, GE and Monsanto made a business decision to continue making PCBs despite knowing that they were highly toxic.
Single-Payer Health Care Is Seeing Record Support in Congress
Thanks to the repeal debacle, the GOP has inadvertently helped make single-payer part of the national conversation.
Abrupt Climate Change Is Happening Faster Than Before
We need a law to regulate climate pollution just like we do other forms of pollution, to overcome doubt and apathy.
Portland Public Schools First to Put Global Climate Justice in Classroom
Students learn about the front lines of global warming and how to be climate activists.
Stephen Cohen: This Is Most Dangerous Moment in US-Russian Relations Since Cuban Missile Crisis
Stephen Cohen speaks on the escalating tensions between the US and Russia following the US bombing in Syria.
Excessive Use of Antibiotics Turns Food Into Catastrophic Threat
The excessive use of antibiotics in food production has made many bacteria more resistant to antibiotics.
How the Trump Budget Exacerbates Security Risks Posed by Pandemics
Trump's budget doesn't recognize the importance of public health to national security.
Putting Single-Payer Back on the Table
A promising health care bill in California makes the case that the time is now to push for universal health care across the country.
War in the Gulf (No, Not That Gulf!): The US Navy’s Anti-Environmental Broadside in the Gulf of Alaska
The Navy's ongoing war against Alaska's waters and wildlife are unconscionable.