health
Lead in Flint water, mold in Detroit schools
March 4, 2016The catastrophic levels of pollution and destruction are a direct result of extreme right-wing policies.
Read moreLA gas leak among worst ever – could new regulations help?
March 1, 2016The leak was halted on February 18, but not before ravaging the atmosphere with roughly 100,000 tons of methane, leaving a carbon footprint larger than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Read moreThis week in history: First Black woman earns a medical degree
February 22, 2016Rebecca Davis Lee became the first African-American woman to become a physician in the United States.
Read moreA crucial tipping point for the environment
February 18, 2016Many climate studies discuss the tipping points for hospitable human life on earth, sometimes referred to as planetary boundaries.
Read moreObama budget keeps “Cadillac tax” on union health plans
February 11, 2016The Cadillac tax took center stage for union leaders. All - and their members - want it completely repealed. Obama opposes that.
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