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The Week in Review



Alzheimer's patient
Doctors Urge Medicare to Deny Coverage for Alzheimer’s Drug With Unproven Efficacy and Safety
If Medicare decides to cover up to 80% of Aduhelm's cost, "many beneficiaries would pay thousands of dollars of out-of-pocket costs for a drug with substantial risks and without proven clinical benefit."
by Kenny Stancil



healthcare
As Ban on Most Surprise Medical Bills Takes Effect, Critics Denounce For-Profit Healthcare
"This law would not be needed if we had an everyone covered for everything, zero copay, federal single-payer healthcare system paid for by fair taxes."
by Kenny Stancil



Jelena McWilliams
In 'Victory for Democracy' and 'Blow to Trumpism,' FDIC Chair Resigns
One critic of Jelena McWilliams said her departure from the federal agency is "good news for financial stability, and the rule of law."
by Jessica Corbett



Colorado wildfires engulf a neighborhood
'We Are in a Climate Emergency': Late-December Wildfires Ravage Colorado
"None of this is normal," said Colorado state Rep. Leslie Herod. "We are not OK."
by Jake Johnson
Opinion



Scene from
The Critique of Apocalyptic Profit-Seeking in "Don't Look Up" Hits Close to Home
The movie is a parable about an existential threat to the planet and the inability of political leaders to deal with the looming crisis except through a prism of self-interest—both personal and corporate—that ultimately endangers all of humanity.
by Tony Norman



Green New Deal protest in London
The Global Green New Deal Can Pave the Way for the Formation of a United Left Front in 2022
Environmental and labor movements need to join forces by embracing the global Green New Deal.
by C.J. Polychroniou
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