Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes Help Clear the Air at Schools Across the Country
The DIY air cleaners are effective, inexpensive, safe, and easy to build. Read the article at the School Library Journal.
Health
The Merits of Medicare for All Have Been Proven by This Pandemic
The health of the most vulnerable in our society affects us all. See the full story at Pressenza.
Trump Hammers Cuba While Cuba Cures the Sick
Cuban doctors working worldwide are candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more at Mint Press News.
The Coronavirus and the Future of Main Street
By Lloyd Alter Our Main Streets and High Streets have been in trouble for decades, thanks to the onslaught of malls, then Walmart and the big box stores, then Amazon and online shopping. It wasn’t…
What Wall Street doesn’t want you to know about its grip on emergency rooms
By Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt Doctor Ming Lin is the first emergency room doctor to be fired for going public with his concerns about poor hospital emergency room safety practices and shortages of medical…
How Civic Technology Can Help Stop a Pandemic
Taiwan’s Initial Success Is a Model for the Rest of the World By Jaron Lanier and E. Glen Weyl The spread of the novel coronavirus and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic have provided a powerful test…
Sanders Applauds New Medicare for All Study
It will save $450 billion and prevent 68,000 deaths every year. Read more at Common Dreams.
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.
Solidarity Against Despair
A new study finds that higher union density corresponds to fewer deaths by overdose and suicide. Read the article at Jacobin Magazine.
Decriminalization Works
Portugal solved its drug crisis. Why can’t America do the same? Read more at The Huffington Post.