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Environment & Health
More Californians Are Freezing to Death — and Many Are Older Unhoused People
Hypothermia deaths have also spiked nationwide, with about 2,520 people dying last year, up about 35 percent from 2014.
Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Have Subsidized Project 2025 and Climate Denial
Donors linked to fossil fuels have poured billions of tax-deductible donations into groups that deny climate science.
Sanders: Reaction to UHC CEO Death Is “Reflection” of “Cruel” Health Care System
“Many, many people are furious at the health insurance companies,” Sanders said.
Behind UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Is a Larger System of Corporate Rule
The violence of for-profit health care’s megastructure can only be overcome through collective resistance campaigns.
Report: Climate Crisis Accounts for a Third of Weather-Related Insurance Claims
Since 2000, weather-related disasters tied to the climate crisis have resulted in over $600 billion in economic losses.
Poll: Nearly 2 in 3 Americans Say Government Should Ensure Health Care Coverage
The US is the only wealthy country in the world without universal health care.
77 Past Nobel Prize Winners Tell Senators to Reject RFK Jr. HHS Nomination
“Placing Mr. Kennedy in charge of DHHS would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” the Nobel laureates stated.
Murder of UnitedHealth CEO Reveals Widespread Anger at Health Insurance Industry
New York prosecutors have charged a suspect with murder for the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rep. Ro Khanna Rebukes ABC Anchor for Dismissing Possibility of Medicare for All
Khanna told anchor Martha Raddatz he believes Bernie Sanders is “absolutely right” that health care is a human right.
Biden’s EPA Bans Common Carcinogens Used in Auto Repair, Dry Cleaning
A senior attorney at Earthjustice applauded the move but suggested it should have come sooner.