Environment and Health
Biden’s Unconscionable Military Budget
With the Afghanistan War finally ending, we shouldn’t squander our “peace dividend” on costly weapons or military bloat.
A Plan to End Poverty in the United States
A new congressional resolution asserts it’s not only possible to end poverty, but morally necessary.
Political Climate Change
It’s getting hot out there for big oil.
Making Vaccines More Accessible
Many essential workers still aren’t vaccinated. It’s not because they don’t want to be — it’s because they can’t get time off work.
On Marijuana, Republicans Are Canceling Their Own Voters
Voters in several red states have decided overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana, but their leaders keep undermining them.
Vaccine Discourse
It’s getting weird out there.
Factory Farms Are a Deadly Nuisance
Regulators, take notice: Air pollution from factory farms now kills more people than even coal pollution.
My Vaccine Experience
If you haven’t gotten your shot, please get it soon. If it helps, let me tell you about mine.
The Award for Sleaziest Corporate Profiteering Goes To…
… Tyson Foods, which forced its employees back to work and took bets on how many would die.
Viruses Know No Borders. Vaccines Shouldn’t Either.
As an Indian American, my family has experienced the worst of this pandemic in two countries. For any of us to be safe, we all need vaccine equity.