US medical research still gives low priority to medical problems only women encounter — even if they affect large numbers of women.

Some easy ways for the US to tax the rich more, that might be easier to enforce than a wealth tax.

Each of these measures would be an improvement, but I think that to make them effective enough requires blocking the methods that rich people use to shelter their estates and their income from taxation. The article does not raise that issue.

A wealth tax would also avoid that issue.

600 rallies for impeachment were held across the US on December 17.

I thought about participating in a protest, and definitely wanted to post info about them. I couldn't do either one, because the site which presented the info didn't function for me, due to nonfree Javascript code.

New Zealand will hold a referendum to decide whether to legalize assisted suicide (only for people expected to die within 6 months anyway), and an advisory poll about legalizing marijuana.

Northern Ireland nurses went on strike for 12 hours because Tory budget cuts have made hospitals unsafe.

The Tories plan to reduce those cuts, but not enough; their plans won't fix the staff shortage.

*Woman dies in Welsh hospital after six-hour wait for ambulance.*

This sort of thing did not happen before the Tories took power in 2010.