Public Health Council Unanimously Passes Motion Opposing Biomass Plant By Springfield Climate Justice Coalition, Popular Resistance. November 30, 2020 Public Health Council Unanimously Passes Motion Opposing Biomass Plant2020-11-302020-11-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/biomass-e1606768692886.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Rene Theberge. The Public Health Council of Springfield on Saturday, November 21, sent a letter to the chairs of the House-Senate Climate Change Conference requesting that there be no incentives written into the legislation under consideration […]
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As Racism Plagues Health Care, Unions Offer A Treatment By Alex J. Rouhandeh, The American Prospect. November 23, 2020 As Racism Plagues Health Care, Unions Offer A Treatment2020-11-232020-11-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/unions.jpg200px200px Above photo: Members of SEIU 1199 New England marched last summer to demand new laws to protect long-term caregivers and consumers, July 23, 2020, in Hartford, Connecticut. Jessica Hill/AP. Health care workers of color are twice as likely […]
On Contact: Covid-19 And America’s Health Care Crisis November 22, 2020 On Contact: Covid-19 And America’s Health Care Crisis2020-11-222020-11-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/mflowers.png200px200px On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Dr. Margaret Flowers about the Covid-19 pandemic and the catastrophic response to the public health crisis under America’s for-profit healthcare system. Without national coordination, or universal and free national health care, Americans are faced with uneven or absent care due to hospital closures, […]
Beyond COVID-19: The Power Struggle Over Alternatives For Health Care Reform By John Geyman, Counterpunch. November 20, 2020 Beyond COVID-19: The Power Struggle Over Alternatives For Health Care Reform2020-11-202020-11-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cp-e1605884502823.jpg200px200px Above photo: Anthony Quintano. Today we face the COVID-19 pandemic, with its resultant economic downturn and systemic racism—the triple crises that have exposed the serious problems of U. S. health care. It is now obvious to most […]
New Report: ‘Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health’ By the Institute for Policy Studies. November 18, 2020 New Report: ‘Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health’2020-11-182020-11-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/ips-e1605708514111.png200px200px Essential Workers Continue to Suffer as US Billionaires Gain Almost $1 Trillion Under Pandemic. A “Delinquent Dozen” Pandemic Profiteers, Including Owners of Walmart, and CEOs of Amazon and Target, Failed Essential Workers and Forced Them to Risk Their Health, While Still Profiting Immensely. […]
Health Care For Millions On The Line By Hajira Hasghar, Liberation News. November 14, 2020 Health Care For Millions On The Line2020-11-142020-11-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/healthcare-e1605367274411.jpg200px200px Above photo: People show support for the Affordable Care Act in a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Nov. 10. CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn. Ultra-right Supreme Court hears challenge to ACA. Oral arguments began in the case California v. Texas this week, just days after […]
More Than 14 Million May Have Lost Health Coverage By Samantha Liss, Health Care Dive. November 10, 2020 More Than 14 Million May Have Lost Health Coverage2020-11-102020-11-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/target.jpg200px200px Above photo: From Target. As many as 7.7 million U.S. workers with employer-sponsored health insurance coverage lost their jobs by June as the fallout from the outbreak of the novel coronavirus — and the country’s inability to contain it — dramatically slowed the […]
Health Justice And Black Liberation: Dána-Ain Davis By Gwendolyn Wallace and Roberto Sirvent, Black Agenda Report. October 18, 2020 Health Justice And Black Liberation: Dána-Ain Davis2020-10-182020-10-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/davis_845x400.jpeg200px200px We can disentangle care from capitalism by increasing community-generated and community-led models of caring. “State violence radically and derogatorily compromise the health and well- being of pregnant, laboring, and post-partum people and families.” In this feature, we ask organizers and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/102053/05/1020530503_0:225:5364:3242_1200x675_80_0_0_e309ee1f34ae6f787e65c04bf7a3357c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010171080804386-ny-health-officials-shutdown-giant-10000-person-wedding-amid-covid-19/ Health officials in New York City announced the ban a few days before the planned wedding, which is expected to draw 10,000 guests in Brooklyn, New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Ducker signed a Section 16 order banning a wedding scheduled for Monday in Williamsburg, which violates restrictions on meetings. Although the […]
France to Being Nighttime Curfew France declares public health state of emergency over COVID-19 https://t.co/4y85IHOVXd pic.twitter.com/VPTqM2fNMq — Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) October 14, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: A night curfew, 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. is going into place for the people of France. The original French state of emergency was lifted in mid July due to decreased cases of COVID-19, but as is the case in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/15/1080528464_0:45:3073:1773_1200x675_80_0_0_7445effd01dcf62ef7c466ffac9c3e22.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202010151080779256-russia-can-register-third-covid-19-vaccine-in-one-month-public-health-watchdog-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia can register its third vaccine against the coronavirus in a month, Anna Popova, the head of the national public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Thursday. “I want to say that the Russian Federation has two vaccines, and I’m sure that the third vaccine will be registered in a month”, Popova told the Russian Union of […]
Amid the pandemic, Americans are experiencing sleeplessness, headaches, stomach upset and more symptoms of chronic stress. Robin Utrecht/LightRocket via Gett hide caption toggle caption Robin Utrecht/LightRocket via Gett Amid the pandemic, Americans are experiencing sleeplessness, headaches, stomach upset and more symptoms of chronic stress. Robin Utrecht/LightRocket via Gett In late March, shortly after New York state closed nonessential businesses and asked people to stay home, Ashley […]
Joe Biden’s son-in-law is advising his presidential campaign on Covid-19 response while overseeing investments in health-care startups, a potential conflict of interest, Politico reported – to the chagrin of its leftist readers. Howard Krein, who married Ashley Biden in 2012, has been advising her father’s campaign on Covid-response policies while at the same time leading investment firm StartUp Health in staking fledgling companies with products or […]
Health Justice And Black Liberation: Shay-Akil McLean By Gwendolyn Wallace and Roberto Sirvent, Black Agenda Report. October 13, 2020 Health Justice And Black Liberation: Shay-Akil McLean2020-10-132020-10-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/mclean_845x400.jpeg200px200px Black health is directly connected to the displacement and dispossession of our ancestors and the conditions of our neighborhoods. “State violence differentially distributes morbidity and mortality to those that are deemed enemies of the state.” In this feature, we ask organizers […]
Israel’s Coronavirus National Information and Knowledge Center revealed Monday that vitamin D deficiency might be linked to an increased risk of contracting COVID-19. According to the center’s report, published Monday and reviewed by the Jerusalem Post, research studies have shown a circumstantial link between vitamin D levels and the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus. Despite the lack of a known causal relationship between the vitamin […]
It is not surprising for White House hopefuls to get scrutinized by media and the public ahead of presidential vote regardless of the party affiliations. Some candidates, however, had been forced to repel much more serious attacks that put under question their “fitness” for the office. Speaking from the White House balcony, US President Donald Trump revealed during his first public address since returning from Walter […]
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wanted to have US troops in Afghanistan home by Christmas, after 19 years of combat in the Middle East. The assertion reportedly caught many military and civil officials by surprise and is seen by some Democrats as a way for Trump to gain additional points prior to the 3 November election. Leaders of the Afghan militant group, the Taliban, […]
As coronavirus cases begin to reascend in the United Kingdom following the release of lockdown restrictions, areas in the country worst affected are beginning to introduce localised rules to bring cases back down. A public health official in Newcastle flouted government scientists on Friday and demanded pubs and restaurants remain open despite coronavirus cases in the city being among the worst in the UK. Professor Eugene […]
US President Donald Trump said he plans to catch up on his campaign schedule, disrupted by his Covid-19 diagnosis last week, and could hold a rally as soon as Saturday. Trump said he is likely to take a test on Friday. “I think I’m going to try doing a rally on Saturday night if we have enough time to put it together, but we want to […]
The UK has recorded 17,540 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The new figure is an increase of 3,300 above those reported on Wednesday, and smashes the country’s previous record for cases registered in a single day. A further 77 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were also reported by UK health officials on Thursday. The latest data means that a […]
White House physician Sean Conley (center) arrives to answer questions surrounded by other doctors for an update on President Trump’s health on Monday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images White House physician Sean Conley (center) arrives to answer questions surrounded by other doctors for an update on President Trump’s health on Monday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President […]
President Trump exits Marine One at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday in Bethesda, Md. He is staying at the hospital while receiving treatment for the coronavirus. Alex Edelman/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Edelman/Getty Images President Trump exits Marine One at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday in Bethesda, Md. He is staying at the hospital while receiving treatment for […]
India’s principal opposition party, Congress, has been attacking the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on multiple fronts. From organising protests against the gruesome murder of a lower-caste girl in BJP-governed Uttar Pradesh, to opposing farm laws, the sale of state firms, and the economic slowdown, the party has severely upped the ante. Congress Party politician P Chidambaram, who was also India’s former finance minister, has hit out […]
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock said the UK government is “working as hard as we can” to get a Covid-19 vaccine ready, and he confirmed the military would be involved in “making the rollout happen.” Speaking at a virtual Conservative Party conference about the pandemic, Hancock said the “armed services” and the contact-tracing app NHS will both be implemented in deciding […]
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows holds the door for White House physician Dr. Sean Conley (center) and other members of the president’s medical team ahead of a briefing for reporters on Sunday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images White House chief of staff Mark Meadows holds the door for White House physician Dr. Sean Conley (center) […]
Health Justice And Black Liberation: Ugo Edu By Gwendolyn Wallace and Roberto Sirvent, Black Agenda Report. October 4, 2020 Health Justice And Black Liberation: Ugo Edu2020-10-042020-10-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/edu-845×400-1.jpeg200px200px State violence directly impacts communities’ and individual’s ability to feel well, safe, dignified, respected, and valued. “Black liberation is tied to environmental justice.” In this feature, we ask organizers and academics to reflect on the connections between health justice and Black […]
White House physician Sean Conley says that President Trump was doing “very well” and that the symptoms he had are resolving and improving. Source link
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley gives an update on the condition of President Donald Trump Saturday at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images White House physician Dr. Sean Conley gives an update on the condition of President Donald Trump Saturday at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Brendan Smialowski/AFP […]
President Donald Trump throws hats to supporters after speaking Wednesday at a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Minnesota. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Donald Trump throws hats to supporters after speaking Wednesday at a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Minnesota. Alex Brandon/AP Updated at 7 p.m. ET Public health officials in the cities and states that President Trump […]
Joe Biden has worried both his supporters and critics after having prolonged coughing fits while giving speeches in Pennsylvania. The concerns over his health were reignited after Trump tested positive for Covid-19. While doing a small interstate campaign tour on Wednesday, the 77-year-old politician was filmed frequently coughing to the point of sometimes having to clear his throat before continuing speaking. Biden appeared to have put […]
COVID-19 Cases Among Health Care Workers Under-Reported By Kristian Hernandez, Fort Worth Star Telegram. October 1, 2020 COVID-19 Cases Among Health Care Workers Under-Reported2020-10-012020-10-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/0407-testing02.jpg200px200px Above photo: A nurse administers a COVID-19 test at a drive-through testing site in Burleson in April. A new study found that health care workers have almost twice as many cases than reported by the CDC. Amanda McCoy/Star Telegram. Fiana Tulip spent the last […]
Olivia Troye, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s top coronavirus advisor at the time, participates in a coronavirus disease briefing event with the Vice President at 3M’s company headquarters in Maplewood, Minn. in March. Jeff Mason/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Jeff Mason/Reuters Olivia Troye, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s top coronavirus advisor at the time, participates in a coronavirus disease briefing event with the Vice President at […]
Heavenly Pettigrew, left, and her parents Stephanie and Robert outside their two-bedroom rental apartment in Milwaukee. Without assistance from the nonprofit Community Advocates, the family likely would have faced eviction after the pandemic forced Robert and Heavenly out of their steady jobs. Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch hide caption toggle caption Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch Heavenly Pettigrew, left, and her parents Stephanie and Robert outside their two-bedroom rental apartment […]