Health & Wellness

Labor

What It’s Like to Work for the Billionaire ‘Nickel King’

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Dec 9, 2025 Labor activists are exposing deadly conditions for Indonesian workers who process battery nickel for Teslas and other electric cars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Column

The Sheriff of Sundown City

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Dec 9, 2025 As the final regulators burn out of the machine, Trump's mental retrogression has no limit but his expiration date. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Dig Scape

Fiery Car Catastrophe

bart plantenga / Truthdig Dec 5, 2025 A sonic exploration of the relation between motor vehicles, pollution & extreme weather incidents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Most ACA Marketplace Users Can’t Afford Potential Increases

Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom Dec 4, 2025 Nearly 60% of enrollees say they are unable to cover the costs of a $300 increase in their premiums. Another 20% can’t afford a $1,000 increase. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

Climate Study: The World Needs to Change Its Diet by 2050

Gaea Cabico / Sentient Dec 4, 2025 Researchers estimate that 44% of the population in 2012 had dietary habits fueling food-related emissions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

Her Baby Was in the NICU. She Was in ICE Detention

Mel Leonor Barclay, Shefali Luthra / The 19th Dec 4, 2025 Nayra Guzmán was arrested 15 days after her daughter’s difficult birth. Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

After Promising ‘Radical Transparency,’ Feds Withhold Rural Health Fund Applications

Sarah Jane Tribble, Arielle Zionts / KFF Health News Dec 2, 2025 KFF Health News filed records requests for states’ complete applications. Some have refused to release any of their materials. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Labor

The Hidden Cost of the American Turkey

Grey Moran / Sentient Nov 26, 2025 Charts show 351 injuries suffered by turkey industry workers in 2024 included severed fingers, injured corneas and musculoskeletal disorders. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Big Pharma Pushes Back on State PFAS Regulations

Claudia López Lloreda / Undark Nov 25, 2025 Drugmakers claim that broad state PFAS laws are overly burdensome. But environmental health experts aren’t convinced. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

Revive the Call for Medicare for All

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Nov 20, 2025 The GOP critique of the ACA is disingenuous, but it’s an opening for Democrats to push for taking “fat cat insurance companies” out of the equation for good. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain

Paula Span / KFF Health News Nov 13, 2025 Multiple recent studies suggest that severe Alzheimer’s pathology correlates to chronic exposure to PM2.5 and other particulates. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Big Food ‘Transparency’ Campaign Takes a Page From Big Tobacco

Stacy Malkan / U.S. Right To Know Nov 13, 2025 Dozens of food and beverage corporations and trade groups are pushing for a federal law that would override tough new state-level food safety laws in favor of a weaker federal standard. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )