Politics

The Politicized Virus

Michael Balter / Truthdig Dec 29, 2022 The truth about the origins of the COVID-19 virus should never have been a partisan issue — but can the political damage of the early pandemic be undone? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Why America Can’t Respond to the Current Crisis

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 17, 2020 We need a new system geared toward protecting public health – and not just when it's most urgently needed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coronavirus Testing Costs Spark Calls for Full Government Coverage

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Mar 2, 2020 Reports detail how Americans have been saddled with exorbitant bills following medical evaluations in the effort to contain the virus. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy Is This Sadistic

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Aug 20, 2019 Customs and Border Patrol officials deny flu vaccines to migrant kids at detention centers despite three deaths. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Anti-Vaxxers Are Just as Bad as Climate Deniers

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 19, 2019 Ignorance on this key health issue isn’t just dangerous—it can be fatal. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Officials Urge Vaccinations Amid Northwest Measles Outbreak

GILLIAN FLACCUS / The Associated Press Jan 28, 2019 The outbreak has sickened 35 people, mostly children under 10, in Oregon and Washington since Jan. 1, with 11 more cases suspected. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Climate Change Activists Can Learn From Public Health Campaigns

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Oct 4, 2018 Tackling climate change is urgent. Can we act in time? Yes, one argument runs. What we are doing in protecting public health shows how. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nearly 3,000 Deaths in Puerto Rico Linked to Hurricane Maria

DANICA COTO / The Associated Press Aug 28, 2018 Findings of an independent study ordered by the U.S. territory's government are a sharp contrast to the hurricane's official death toll of 64 and about double the interim estimate of 1,400. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

EPA Coal Plan Could Cause Up to 1,400 Premature Deaths Annually

Ilana Novick Aug 21, 2018 The Environmental Protection Agency’s own analysis reveals the dangers of the plan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Michigan Health Director, Four Others Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in Flint Water Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2017 The new count, filed after a number of other people had been charged in the case, is the one most closely linked to the human toll of the public health emergency. (Update) The new count, filed after a number of other people had been charged in the case, is the one most closely linked to the human toll of the public health emergency. (Update) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Flint Residents Protest Exclusion From Water Quality Meeting

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Jan 11, 2017 Advocates and residents express concern that officials are rushing to declare the city's water supply safe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Senate Finally Approves Flint Aid at Expense of the Golden State

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Dec 12, 2016 Michigan action shouldn't come at expense of endangered species protection in California, "but that is the result of the partisan games at play," according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )