Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.
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What are the main contaminants we have to worry about in our drinking water?
An analysis by the non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) using 2016 data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that some 18 million Americans were living in areas with unsafe levels of lead in the water.
Rep. Elijah Cummings rips Republican Gov. Rick Snyder for lead poisoning of Flint, Michigan residents (VIDEO)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) eviscerated Michigan Gov Rick Snyder (R-MI) for incompetence that caused the lead poisoning of Flint’s water supply & residents.
Jeb Bush praises Michigan governor for ‘taken responsibility’ amid water crisis (VIDEO)
Jeb Bush should remember his brother’s failed praise of ‘Brownie’ during aftermath of Hurricane Katrina before praising Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.
President Obama addressed the Flint water lead poisoning in Detroit speech (VIDEO)
Every politician should heed President Obama’s words. While today the problem is water poisoning in Flint, this type of governance affects us all.
Rachel Maddow: This mass poisoning in Flint Michigan should be huge story (VIDEO)
Rachel Maddow is one of a few national journalists giving this story the national exposure it should have. Citizens’ water poisoned to save money.
‘Sacrifice Zones’: The New ‘Jim Crow’ That’s Sickening and Killing People of Color
Sorry, there was a YouTube error. By Reynard Loki The Black Lives Matter movement and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted how systemic racism disproportionately places danger and harm on low-income and minority populations. One harsh reality of this systemic racism is the existence of “sacrifice zones”: Communities located near pollution hot spots that have been permanently impaired by intensive […]
Alzheimer drug ‘fraud,’ Chile’s new constitution defeat, & Ukraine corporate sellout. Media?
Three events: The failure to pass Chile’s new constitution, Biogen’s new Alzheimer drug Aduhelm’s price gouging, & the complete corporatization of Ukraine illustrates a systemic media fail.
40 Years of the Reagan Revolution’s Libertarian Experiment Have Brought Us Crisis & Chaos
“Please name one country, anywhere in the world, any time in the last 7000 years, where libertarianism has succeeded and produced general peace and prosperity?”
Neoliberalism: America has Arrived at One of History’s Great Crossroads
Democrats & Biden face a choice. Do they finish the job and end neoliberalism? Or do they declare “mission accomplished” and revert back to neoliberal policies?