health
Too little, too late COVID aid bill may pass today
December 16, 2020It took tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths, mass joblessness, and hunger before McConnell’s GOP would even budge.
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The state of climate change and health in the United States
December 9, 2020Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, policy brief for the U.S.
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McConnell, Mnuchin stall talks on COVID relief bill
December 9, 2020Money for war, money for tax breaks for the rich, but nothing for the suffering mass of Americans.
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Vaccination starts in UK, concern grows over short supply in U.S.
December 8, 2020Trump blew chance for larger supply because he was angling for an “America First” monopoly on the vaccine.
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National Nurses United readies new Medicare For All push
November 20, 2020Not only does the union face the moneyed opposition of the insurance and hospital lobbies, but it must overcome a “not-that” attitude from Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.
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