Health

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) described the state of healthcare in America as “barbarism,” in an upcoming episode of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) podcast. In a preview of Wednesday’s episode of “Bernie: The Podcast,” Ocasio-Cortez expressed her sadness about the high costs of healthcare and housing and the difficult choices many Americans must make, as she committed…

Fourteen senators are urging the Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to maintain the classification of the potato as a vegetable. This comes after reports that a joint advisory committee is examining the possibility of treating starchy vegetables and grains as interchangeable. The senators have written a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra…