In the US, the states that lean right-wing are also most dependent on federal government spending.

It is not obvious what this implies. My theory is that the governments of those states have imposed laws that impoverish people, causing them to get more federal aid per capita.

Mental health care in the US is totally inadequate.

The cause, of course, is insufficient funds, which in turn is caused by plutocracy.

In addition to attacking our rights and undermining regulation of business, TAFTA aka TTIP would lead to only a tiny amount of economic growth.

That growth would not go to workers, because treaties like this give business more power to drive down wages and hurt working conditions. The plutocrats would grab all the benefits, and more, leaving workers worse off than without the treaty.

TTIP stands for "This Treaty Is Plutocratic".
TAFTA (its other name) stands for "Turn All Freedom To Ashes".

Where Is the Signboard to Warn of a Climate Catastrophe?

A fatal collision between a Walmart truck and a bus was caused by a truck driver that had not slept in 24 hours.

I wonder why the driver had not slept for 24 hours. Was it perhaps that his employer puts drivers under pressure that in practice requires them to do this to get by?