‘medicare-for-all’-can-be-simple

With soaring healthcare costs and a plunge in coverage rates, there is growing interest in “Medicare for All.” Polls show that a large majority of the public now favors a universal Medicare system, with even a substantial share of Republicans now backing it.  A universal Medicare system has a hugeContinue Reading

doj-sending-election-monitors-to-maine

The U.S. Department of Justice is sending election monitors to polls in Portland and Lewiston to oversee the Nov. 3 elections, the Maine Secretary of State’s office confirmed.  The Department of Justice has in recent years sent observers to other states on a smaller scale, usually in response to aContinue Reading

the-price-of-protest

What does it cost an athlete to take a stand?, Game Theory What does it cost an athlete to take a stand? From Muhammad Ali and Colin Kaepernick to Azeez Al-Shaair and Naomi Osaka, athletes have spoken out on issues they believe in, sometimes at great personal and professional cost.Continue Reading

consultant-doctors-in-england-to-strike-next-month

Consultant doctors in England are to stage a two-day strike next month in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The walkout will begin on 25 November at 06:59 GMT, with consultants staffing emergency care only. This is known as Christmas Day cover and is likely to have a majorContinue Reading

saudi-led-coalition-says-it-struck-houthi-missile-facilities

Coalition says it destroyed ballistic missile launchers as well as tunnels and a depot used to store missiles., Coalition says it destroyed ballistic missile launchers as well as tunnels and a depot used by the Houthis to store missiles. The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis has said it carried outContinue Reading