Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/31/pandemic-profit-driven-healthcare-system-blamed-historic-decline-us-life-expectancy On average, Americans are expected to live nearly three fewer years than they were in 2019. JULIA CONLEY August 31, 2022 In what experts said is an indictment of the U.S. healthcare system and persistent economic and racial … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/21/just-horrific-pandemic-fuels-steepest-decline-us-life-expectancy-wwii “I myself had never seen a change this big except in the history books,” said Elizabeth Arias, a CDC demographer. JAKE JOHNSON July 21, 2021 New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data out Wednesday shows that life … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/02/08/fueled-broken-social-contract-study-finds-inequality-and-despair-driving-us-life Published on Thursday, February 08, 2018 by Common Dreams While the U.S. is still extremely rich nation, “its wealth is not inclusive” and “the ‘American dream’ is increasingly out of reach” By Julia Conley, staff writer A … Continued