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Rattling the Bars

The reality of Black historical trauma makes healing a form of justice

by Mansa Musa June 3, 2024June 28, 2024

Trauma passed down through generations as a result of oppression is both a political and a medical question.

Ground-level shot of a crowd of protestors, many of them wearing medical scrubs. The signs they bear display slogans like, "Claps don't pay the bills," and "Underpaid + undervalued."

Workers of the World

‘A war-like situation’: Britain’s NHS workers strike continues

by Ross Domoney May 16, 2023May 17, 2023

President Joe Biden gives remarks on the status of COVID-19 in the United States from the South Court Auditorium at the White House campus on Oct. 25, 2022, in Washington, DC.

The Chris Hedges Report

No, COVID-19 isn’t ‘over’—but millions of Americans’ Medicaid coverage is about to be

by Chris Hedges April 7, 2023April 7, 2023

people holding signs in a street.

Workers of the World

UK nurses join Britain’s cost of living strike wave to save NHS

by Alexander Morris and Julia Schönheit February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

People holding protest signs.

Workers of the World

Striking Spanish doctors suspect a plot to privatize healthcare

by María Artigas and Sato Díaz February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

Open sliding glass doors at the entrance to a hospital. The word "Emergency" is written on a sign over the door.

Economy and Inequality

Debt, crowdfunding, or death: America’s very broken healthcare system

by Michael Sainato January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

Advocates for bodily autonomy protest a bill before the Florida legislature to limit abortions

Politics and Movements: US

New GOP laws ‘will devastate abortion access across large parts of the nation’

by Jessica Corbett April 15, 2022March 20, 2024

Reproductive rights activists hold abortion rights cut out letters in front of the US Supreme Court building

Politics and Movements: US

Reproductive rights advocates brace for Oklahoma’s near-total abortion ban

by Brett Wilkins April 6, 2022March 21, 2024

Anti-abortion activists rally outside the US Supreme Court with signs reading "I am the post-Roe generation"

Economy and Inequality

Why so many abortion restrictions are working their way through state legislatures now

by Shefali Luthra, The 19th March 12, 2022March 21, 2024

Clinic escorts stand in the parking lot as anti-abortion demonstrators hold a protest outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St. Louis, Missouri

Politics and Movements: US

Missouri lawmaker wants to imprison those giving abortion meds for ectopic pregnancies

by Chris Walker March 11, 2022March 21, 2024