Health

A Fight for Workers’ Lives

From fields to kitchens, the fight against extreme heat Commentary by Chris Ramsaroop As temperatures shattered records across North America this summer, Jeremiah, a greenhouse worker in Ontario’s Seas­onal Agricultural Worker program, stepped inside a…

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From Refusal to Resilience

How Hurricane Katrina birthed a global health vanguard By Joshua Reaves The US government left Black residents to die after Hurri­cane Katrina, refusing Cuba’s offer of emergency doctors. This racist neglect exposed a truth that…


The Healthcare System in Cuba

How a tiny island defies U.S. sanctions to lead in healthcare By Renee L Quarterman and Dr Leonardo González de Dios In the heart of the Cuban capital, the Dr. Cosme Ordoñez Carceller Teaching Poly­clin­ic…


DNA Proof of Swine Feces in NC Homes

By Dawn Attride In Duplin County, North Carolina, there is a pollutant that hangs in the air, the water and the soil. It tumbles in the breeze and into homes through open windows, settling as…


VA Healthcare Under Threat

Trump’s plans to undercut, privatize vets’ medical care By John Ketwig Veterans who get their health care from “The VA,” actually the cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs, need to be aware that the Trump administration…






The U.S. Right Is Coming for Disabled People

And why that threatens everyone By Sara Novicć Twelve days before Donald Trump took office, Charlie Kirk, media personality and rightwing activist, complained on his eponymous show about the presence of American Sign Lang­uage (ASL)…