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Archives: Health
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Fix Healthcare: Require Congress to have the same Plan we Do
By Jim Hightower | ( Otherwords.org) | - - Until they deliver for the whole public, the public owes them nothing. Want good quality, lower-cost health care for your family. And —…![How GOP plans to repeal Health Care will blight millions of Lives](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/how-gop-plans-to-repeal-health-c-187x137.jpg)
How GOP plans to repeal Health Care will blight millions of Lives
By Simon Haeder | (The Conversation) | - - At the end of July, the nation held its collective breath as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) looked poised to achieve his…![China to buy $300 mn. in Lab-Grown Meat from Israel](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/china-to-buy-300-mn-in-lab-grown-187x137.jpg)
China to buy $300 mn. in Lab-Grown Meat from Israel
TeleSur | - - China currently imports approximately £10 billion worth of meat annually to help feed its 1.4 billion people. China has signed a multimillion-dollar deal to purchase lab-grown meat from…![Can we dodge a N. Korean War? Trump and the Geopolitics of Crazy](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/can-we-dodge-a-n-korean-war-trum-187x137.jpg)
Can we dodge a N. Korean War? Trump and the Geopolitics of Crazy
By John Feffer | ( Tomdispatch.com ----- Related video added by Juan Cole: North Korea Threatens 'Merciless Retaliation' Over U.S.-South Korean Drills, Threatens Guam | TIME![Rethink Coal! Australia emits nerve poison Mercury at double Global Average](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/rethink-coal-australia-emits-ner-187x137.jpg)
Rethink Coal! Australia emits nerve poison Mercury at double Global Average
Robyn Schofield | (The Conversation) | - - A report released this week by advocacy group Environmental Justice Australia presents a confronting analysis of toxic emissions from Australia’s coal-fired power plants. The…![1 in 9 Deaths are from Air Pollution & Trump is making it Worse](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/1-in-9-deaths-are-from-air-pollu-187x137.jpg)
1 in 9 Deaths are from Air Pollution & Trump is making it Worse
The Tree | - - Air pollution is driving a global public health crisis. It is responsible for one in nine deaths worldwide, and touches everyone given 92% of the human race…![Under Saudi Bombs, Yemen hit by 500,000 Cholera Cases](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/under-saudi-bombs-yemen-hit-by-5-187x137.jpg)
Under Saudi Bombs, Yemen hit by 500,000 Cholera Cases
TeleSur | - - Each day there are more than 5,000 new cases of the waterborne disease. More than half a million people in Yemen have been infected with cholera since the…![Will reaction against Trump on Health Care lead to Medicare for All?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/will-reaction-against-trump-on-h-187x137.jpg)
Will reaction against Trump on Health Care lead to Medicare for All?
By Ann Jones. | (via Tomdispatch.com ) | - - You may have noticed that quite a few of the formerly united states of America have been choosing to go their own…![UN Says Yemen Is Now the Largest Global Humanitarian Crisis](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/un-says-yemen-is-now-the-largest-187x137.jpg)
UN Says Yemen Is Now the Largest Global Humanitarian Crisis
TeleSur | - - Arab nation is said to be on the brink of famine after almost 2 years of war and disease. In Yemen, the world's worst cholera outbreak is unfolding…![There’s No ‘Free Market’ Solution to Health Care](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/theres-no-free-market-solution-t-187x137.jpg)
There’s No ‘Free Market’ Solution to Health Care
By Geoff Coventry | (Otherwords.org) | - - A fully privatized system can never adequately provision the nation. The Republicans have big plans for health care in this country: to eliminate coverage…![Unable To Kill Obamacare, Republicans Plot To Kill Medicare (TYT Video)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/unable-to-kill-obamacare-republi-187x137.jpg)
Unable To Kill Obamacare, Republicans Plot To Kill Medicare (TYT Video)
Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | - - "Republicans want to privatize, cut, and eventually kill Medicare. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. "If House…![Unpopular: Trump’s low Polls one reason for Healthcare Defeat](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/unpopular-trumps-low-polls-one-r-187x137.jpg)
Unpopular: Trump’s low Polls one reason for Healthcare Defeat
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - For now, the second GOP attempt to replace Obamacare with Trumpcare has failed, with two more senators defecting (one saying the bill does…![Top 5 things Trump is doing to us Worse than insulting Mika](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/top-5-things-trump-is-doing-to-u-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 things Trump is doing to us Worse than insulting Mika
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Yes, Trump's gratuitous Twitter insult to newswoman Mika Brzezinski was horrible. But US cable news and even a lot of print news are…![Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/saudi-trump-war-on-yemen-cholera-187x137.jpg)
Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks
TeleSur | - - "It is time for parties to the conflict to prioritize the boys and girls of Yemen and put an end to the fighting," said UNICEF official Geert Cappelaere.…![It’s the wrong time to mock Republican voter outrage](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/its-the-wrong-time-to-mock-repub-187x137.jpg)
It’s the wrong time to mock Republican voter outrage
By Ian Berman | (Informed Comment) | - - The Waking of the American Voter As voters express their anger at Republican politician town halls, Democrats are rejoicing saying I told you…![Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Under Saudi Bombing; State of Emergency Declared](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/deadly-cholera-outbreak-in-yemen-187x137.jpg)
Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Under Saudi Bombing; State of Emergency Declared
TeleSur | - - Authorities warned that the cholera outbreak could lead to an "unprecedented disaster" if not managed immediately. Officials in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, controlled by the armed Houthi…![GOP Greatest Single Threat to Mothers on Mother’s Day](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/gop-greatest-single-threat-to-mo-187x137.jpg)
GOP Greatest Single Threat to Mothers on Mother’s Day
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - I know it is sort of gauche to politicize Mother's Day. But then politicians politicize family values all the time. And besides, the…![Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/why-the-weaponization-of-health-187x137.jpg)
Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All
By Xavier Symons | (The Conversation) | - - Few events in Syria have attracted as much attention as the alleged chemical weapon attack on the town of Khan Shaykhun. The callous…![GOP Rep. Labrador: “Nobody dies b/c they don’t have… Health Care”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011003801im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/gop-rep-labrador-nobody-dies-bc-187x137.jpg)