Gene-guided healthcare has taken U.S. medicine by storm, promising precision, targeted treatments to myriad illnesses. It has also proved very profitable. James Tabery traces how genetic medicine vied within the federal government with another approach to healthcare — one emphasizing the social and environmental determinants of health, such as whether you live in a polluted … Continued
On today’s show hear the story about a true labor of love – the fight against environmental polluters Chevron, the besieged indigenous people of Ecuador and the lawyer that dared to make them pay. Featuring: world renowned musician and human rights activist Roger Waters, life-long human rights advocate and associate director of Amazon Watch Paul … Continued
The cultivated Medicine of Kick-Butt ornery defiant effective creative dedication to protect what we love. Caroline hosts long-time mega-ally, indefatigable Diane Wilson, her spectacular hard won case against Formoso plastic, organizing on the Texas border for the children, parents, all of life… www.texastribune.org/2019/06/28/federal-judge-rules-lawsuit-formosa-plastics-texas-pollution-case Diane Wilson, a retired shrimper and an environmental activist, and San Antonio … Continued
We on the left find ourselves in a world that seems sullied in at every level — the air we breathe, the water we drink, the unequal social relations between people, and an exploitative relationship with the natural world. Our answer, not surprisingly, is to struggle for more purity, both in our environment and in … Continued
