Dialysis Patients Have Faced a Deadly Catch-22 During the Pandemic
By the time Cheryl Cosey learned she had COVID-19, she had gone three days without dialysis — a day and a half more than she usually waited between appointments. She was worried about how long she could wait before she would be able to go without her life-saving treatments. Cosey, now 58, worked as a […]
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US Needs to Take Responsibility for Worldwide Plastic Pollution in Oceans
Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It can be found on beachesIn fishAnd even in Arctic sea ice. Und a new reportThe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine make it clear that the U.S. is a major problem. As the report shows, the U.S. produces a large share of […]
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In Wake of Buffalo Victory, More Starbucks Workers Are Forging Unions
What organizers and other labor rights advocates have accomplished dubbed “the year of the worker,” employees at two more Starbucks stores are seeking to unionize. Workers at two Starbucks locations in Broomfield Colorado, and Chicago, Illinois, filed union petitions to the National Labor Relations Board, a Twitter account related to organizing efforts at Starbucks. announced […]
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Pentagon Spending on Military Contractors May Reach $407 Billion in 2022
President Joe Biden signed a record breaking military budget earlier this week. analysis published Thursday predicted that if recent contracting trends continue, the Pentagon will funnel $407 billion worth of public funds to private weapons makers this fiscal year — more than the federal government spent when sending $1,400 relief checks to most Americans in […]
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Industrialized Farming Has Unleashed an Insect Apocalypse
Most people are familiar with the story about the passenger pigeon. They were so numerous in the late 1800s that hundreds of millions of them dotted the sky for hours. In just over 100 years, humans exterminated them. The last wild passenger pigeon was shot in 1901. The Rocky Mountain locust is a similar story, […]
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“Localization” Can Help Free the Planet From Neoliberal Globalization
Is there an alternative to the globalization-related economic, political, and environmental problems? How about “localization”? Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director at Local Futures. Her organization focuses on creating a movement for environmental sustainability and improving local economies. Norberg-Hodge is a pioneer in the new economy movement that has now spread to all continents […]
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What Happened To Paula Deen After Racist Remarks?
Before we called ‘cancel culture’ cancel culture, Paula DeenHer career was ruined by racism. In 2013, the once-beloved chef was sued over racial discrimination. It rocked her empire. What has she done since? Let’s find out. Quick refresher Deen was a star of the Food Network in its early days. Paula’s Home CookingAdditional shows focusing […]
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This teardrop trailer with a glass roof panel expands into a multi-room cabin with its own bedroom
The Hunter Nature Raptor XC teardrop camper is undoubtedly the coolest. Normally you’d expect teardrop trailers to be tiny and compact, but this one is roomy enough to fit up to three people. This is made possible by its unique feature—a long-slide out at the rear where the lift-up tailgate galley is usually found. At […]
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Doctors Are Urging Medicare to Deny Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug
As Medicare officials grapple with whether to cover Aduhelm — an Alzheimer’s medication approvedFederal regulators despite the absence of evidence that the exorbitantly priced potentially dangerous drug helps patients — many doctors are urging them not to. Medicare will make a preliminary determination this month about whether Medicare’s federal insurance program for U.S. residents aged […]
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Camilla Parker Bowles’ Son Talks Her Affair With Prince Charles
Many things have been said about Prince Charles Camilla Parker Bowles’ explosive affair that ultimately ended both their marriages, but the main people involved have largely stayed quiet throughout the years. However, the Duchess of Cornwall’s son has revealed how he felt about the situation at the time. ‘I Wasn’t Going To Read That Sort […]
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