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Climate Change Denial Is Raking the Ashes of Paradise
There will be more and larger fires to come, and the price to be paid will continue to rise.
HUD Inspections Pass Apartments Filled With Rats, Roaches and Toxic Mold
The system for inspecting federally subsidized properties is failing low-income communities.
Climate Change Is the Product of How Capitalism “Values” Nature
To overcome climate change, we require system change.
Advocates Warn Against Pence and Trump-Led Attacks on VA Health Care
Author Suzanne Gordon discusses health care for veterans.
Critics Say Trump’s New Rule on Drug-Pricing Disclosure Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Drug pricing is a top issue in the run-up to the midterm elections.
Flint Legionnaires’ Disease Survivors Speak Out: “Every Day Is a Challenge”
The Flint Legionnaires' disease outbreak is the third-largest outbreak in US history.
Antibiotics Still Used Excessively on US Farms Despite Superbug Crisis
New rules were supposed to curtail use of antibiotics in farm animals, but major companies continue to overuse them.
Immigrants’ Health Premiums Far Exceed What Plans Pay for Their Care
Immigrants subsidize -- rather than drain -- the health care system.
Threat to Obamacare Turns Up the Heat on Attorney General Races
Republican attorneys general across the country are poised to make good on the GOP promise to repeal Obamacare.
Federal Judges Confirm Transgender People Have Right to Equal Health Coverage
The rulings add to a growing body of case law that is improving transgender access to insurance equity.