Health • Zero-Sum

Documentaries Expose ‘Horror Movie’ Reality of Plastic Pollution

Two new documentaries expose the ubiquitous presence of plastic pollution in the environment and its potential risks to human health, particularly for developing fetuses and infants exposed to microplastics in the womb and through breast milk.

Small Acts of Kindness: The Renaissance of Our Hearts

It turns out, little acts of kindness are not so little at all. Like the periods between sentences and the space between words, they help us to relate to each other and they bind us together.

Big Chem Wants Legal Immunity from Pesticide Injuries

Taking notes from the vaccine manufacturers’ playbook, Big Chem is working to win legal immunity for the damages caused by pesticides. Action Alert!

Negotiating Big Pharma’s Prices Won’t Stifle Innovation

The main thing preventing the taxpayers from getting fair drug prices and a return on their investment is the enormous sums Big Pharma has invested in buying the favor of politicians.

GM purple tomato company targets non-GMO seed company

We will all suffer from the increasing corporate ownership of valuable germplasm that has been developed by the efforts of farmers and non-GMO breeders over the centuries and millennia, but is now being claimed as the exclusive property of GMO developer companies.

Osteoporosis

Medicalizing the natural aging process results in the overdiagnosis of osteopenia and osteoporosis, leading to anxiety and unnecessary treatment with medications that have potential side effects.