“Much, much better and far less money:” a blueprint for health policy in the second Trump administration
On November 14, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was named Secretary of Health and Human Services in Donald Trump’s second administration, embodying many of the concerns health workers have about upcoming changes to US health policy
Healthcare workers protest AMA’s silence on genocide in Gaza
Healthcare Workers for Palestine activists protested at a recent American Medical Association meeting, condemning the association’s silence on the genocide in Palestine
Measles in Chicago sparks misdirected blame against migrants
Amidst the measles outbreak, Chicago sees 31 cases within a migrant shelter, sparking unjust blame towards immigrants. This scenario echoes historical patterns where diseases like cholera and AIDS were wrongly attributed to immigrants
The pharmaceutical landscape in occupied Palestine
Israeli pharmaceutical companies have long been complicit in attacks on the health of the people in Palestine
Chicago’s migrant communities forced to rely on mutual aid for healthcare
Health care provision for migrants in Chicago remains reliant on mutual aid and volunteer initiatives as winter approaches. Over 21,000 migrants, primarily from Latin America, have come to Chicago since August 2022
Migrant health in Chicago suffers due to lack of planning and support
As migrants continue to arrive in Chicago, the city struggles to provide adequate shelter and health care for the new arrivals
- Children in Gaza charred to death as Israel strikes displaced people’s tents in designated “safe zone”
- Farmers in Pakistan mobilize to demand fair prices and agrarian reform
- Moroccan dockworkers call for boycott of Maersk’s arms shipment to Israel
- Trump’s immigration authorities arrest US citizen
- Health systems in Europe are running on overtime
