Rand Report Prescribed US Provocations Against Russia and Predicted Russia Might Retaliate In Ukraine - Antiwar.com Original

According to a 2019 Rand report titled "Overextending and Unbalancing Russia", the US goal is to undermine Russia just as it did the Soviet - Rick Sterling for Antiwar.com Original

Buoyed by Federal Covid Aid, Big Hospital Chains Buy Up Competitors

The pandemic barely dented the financial outlook for some major networks, which continued to acquire weaker hospitals and ailing doctors’ practices. Critics worry consolidation leads to higher prices for medical care.