Ending Cuban blockade could improve U.S. health
If the current thaw in U.S.-Cuban relations leads to lifting the decades-long blockade, we will have access to life-saving drugs and vaccines now banned in the U.S.
Bernie Sanders rallies in Northwest draw record crowds
Sanders appealed for unity, and declared that having good jobs, racial, and gender equality, health care, and higher education for all "is not utopian dreaming."
Mass movement the key to voting rights protection
Fifty years ago today, thanks to a mass movement started by African American WWII veterans, Voting Rights Act was signed into law.
Billboard outside debate to highlight how GOP hurts women
"Voters will get more insight into the clown car of anti-woman fanaticism that is the GOP presidential field for 2016."
Indiana HIV epidemic underscores value of syringe services programs
The Foundation for AIDS Research has released a new brief that underscores the importance of syringe service programs.
“Black Lives Matter” dealing with police abuse that is anything but new
"When I lived in Delaware and Maryland in the 1960s, societal racism was ugly and obvious to all who had eyes to see."
Medicare turns 50 with vigor in Los Angeles
The slogan of the day was "Medicare: As American as Apple Pie."
Indigenous News: white privilege, A Tribe Called Red, mining protests
The death of Sarah Bland has the nation abuzz about police brutality, but a lesser known story regarding a Lakota woman is also worthy of our attention.
Birthday PIE for Medicare: celebrations urge expanding it for all
"Because of Medicare, our seniors have access to health care, they're living longer lives, decent lives. That's something worth fighting for!"
Some extraordinarily special Olympics days in Los Angeles
The 6,500 athletes are accompanied by their 2,000 coaches, along with 30,000 volunteers and an anticipated 500,000 spectators in attendance.
