Environment and Health
Imagine Being Homeless During the Polar Vortex
While the president chased after his wall, the real national emergency was people dying in extreme weather.
My Patients’ Health Depends on Addressing Climate Change
Climate change is going to put incredible stress on our already overburdened health system. We need to prepare now.
Extreme Wealth Threatens Our Very Planet
Millions of years ago, life on Earth survived an existential climate crisis. But that Earth had a distinct advantage: no rich people.
Hollywood’s Fat Shaming Is Getting Old
In real life, people of all shapes, sizes, and colors are the romantic leads in their own lives.
This EPA Rule Change Could Kill Thousands
Mercury regulations save 11,000 lives each year. Now, the EPA wants to weaken them.
Democratic Leaders Failed Their First Big Test on Climate
Kicking the can down the road appears to be a bipartisan sport in Washington.
The Green New Deal: Let’s Get Visionary
We need a plan to save the planet while creating great jobs. Actually, there is one.
The Progressive Promise of ‘Trump Country’
The left can offer much of what Trump voters say they want: health care, fair wages, education, clean water, and a government uncorrupted by big money.
A War on Science, Morals, and Law
Many “scientific” questions are more accurately considered moral questions. The Trump administration’s approach to the environment fails on both counts.
Executives Make Millions Misleading Cancer Patients. Here’s One Way to Stop Them.
Cancer-treatment executives are reaping fortunes off misleading marketing. We should make that less profitable.
