Stephen A. Bezruchka  a Senior Lecturer for Public Health at the University of Washington explains how stress hurts infant mortality rates in the United States, America’s high rates of maternal deaths, how stress is the 21st century tobacco, how to measure public health, America’s horrible record in comparative health, why fifty countries have lower infant mortality rates than the United States and how inequality drives the American public health crisis.

On The Fun: the roots of the terrorist Boko Haram organization in Nigeria, conservative pundit SE Cupp says Bill Nye is being a bully for talking about climate science, Bundy supporters threaten federal employees, Fox’s most tasteless mention of Benghazi and your calls and IMs.

And keep the conversation going on our morning thread

Members make the Majority Report possible. Please join us by becoming a MEMBER. You can also show your support by clicking thru to the DONATE button for a one-time donation. Thanks