predatory health care Over 500,000 US families go bankrupt from medical bills every year Mark Frauenfelder
public health Homeopathic Berlin Wall Pills made from its pulverized concrete "treat" loneliness, isolation, and oppression Jennifer Sandlin
books Zena Sharman's "Queering Death" series tackles end of life care for LGBTQ+ people Elías Villoro
COVID-19 Man who let major HIV outbreak happen put in charge of censoring coronavirus for the White House Thom Dunn
finance Rep Katie Porter: an Elizabeth Warren protege and single mom who destroys bumbling, mediocre rich guys in Congressional hearings Cory Doctorow
videos A public bank for LA: instead of sending hundreds of millions to predatory finance, Angelenos' taxes can fund community development Cory Doctorow
Business Young doctors revolt, force AMA to consider backing single-payer healthcare for the first time Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism The paradox of good government: the best stuff works well and is thus unnoticeable (and therefore easy to sell off) Cory Doctorow
class war California's lax usury laws means out-of-state loan sharks are charging desperate Californians 183% APRs Cory Doctorow
usausausa Incentives matter: America's for-profit medical industry thrives on massive wastage, unnecessary procedures, overbilling and overtreating Cory Doctorow
