In Medical Billing, Fraud Is Legal
Some legislated or regulated solutions to the maddening world of medical billing would be welcome. Read the story at The New York Times.
February 2020
Want to Do Something About Climate Change? Follow the Money
Chase Bank, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Bank of America . . . read the article at The New York Times.
The Plastics Pipeline
A surge of new production is on the way – read it at Yale e360.
Against Recycling
Our growing waste problem is driven by corporate excess, not irresponsible consumer choices. Read more at Jacobin Magazine.
Hotter, Higher Seas
Extreme floods will worsen without urgent and ambitious action. Read the story at Deutsche Welle.
World Doubles Down on Fossil Fuel Investment
Global governments plan to increase fossil fuels by 120% by 2030. Read more at Counterpunch.
The Dismantling of America’s National Parks
Waking nightmare as Trump fills the parks department with anti-public-land sycophants. Read the story at The Guardian.
Chelsea Manning Prison Conditions Are ‘Torture’
. . . according to a letter from Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer. Read the article at The Intercept.
Human Rights Advocates Demonstrate, Demand Guantanamo’s Closure
Jan. 11 marked the 18th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp opening. Read the article at Telesur English.
High-Tech Spying Undermines Democracy
Merely pass by a protest, tweet about it, and you could end up in a police database. by Michael Schwalbe In the fall of 2017, students protesting the presence of the Silent Sam statue on…