Number of people who go bankrupt a year due to medical debt:
Germany: 0
France: 0
UK: 0
Japan: 0
Norway: 0
Denmark: 0
Finland: 0
Sweden: 0
Italy: 0
Australia: 0
Canada: 0
Spain: 0
Portugal: 0
Iceland: 0
Netherlands: 0
United States: 530,000
Yes. We need Medicare for All — NOW.
“What did people do before SNAP?”
They died.
Healthcare, vaccines, disability support, education & food assistance are vital to our survival.
They’re why the average lifespan isn’t 35 anymore
The mark of a good & decent society is whether it sees the value in helping others
I've got some bad news for you
These aren't "illegal immigrants"
These aren't "Muslim Brotherhood"
These aren't "hamas terrorists"
These aren't "insurrectionists"
These are AMERICANS
Doing what we should ALL be doing
It is our DUTY to RESIST tyranny
It is our RIGHT TO REVOLT
When Roe was overturned and women bled out in ERs, we heard “states’ rights. When guns became the #1 killer of kids, still “states’ rights.” But one protest against injustice? Suddenly there’s federal boots on the ground. They don’t panic when people die, only when they speak.
I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
This is embarrassing and ahistorical. @PublicHealth couldn’t even utter the words Ceasefire now, despite writing a full policy statement in 2009 on the role of public health experts in times of war. Our blindspots and biases are revealing themselves.
seeing a lot of people struggling with period poverty, so i thought i would share some advice on where to get free products. there is no shame in not being able to afford items which are very much necessary and should be free!
This week tens of millions of Americans are about to experience one of the coldest days of their life.
Wind chills as cold as -70F in Wyoming and Montana, negative wind chills as far south Austin, Texas, and even single-digit wind chills in the Florida Panhandle.
Deadly cold.
The STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS APPLICATIONS could open as soon as tomorrow! So here's a thread on how to tell if your loan actually qualifies and how to properly prepare for the application.
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It would be incredibly helpful for all of society if we focused less on “why didn’t these people evacuate” and more on “why doesn’t our system do more to help people evacuate”