Environment and Health
Want Safer Cannabis? Take It Off the Streets and Put It Behind the Counter
By legalizing and regulating the licensed sale of cannabis products, lawmakers are providing consumers with safer experiences.
NOAA Cuts Put Coastal Communities at Risk
I helped restore wetlands that kept the Gulf coast safe while my colleagues tracked hurricanes. Now we’re out of a job — just in time for hurricane season.
The Real-World Costs of Eliminating Head Start
Families can’t afford to lose child care. Providers can’t afford to lose jobs. And the economy can’t afford to have less stability for children.
The White House Spent Earth Day Lying About Climate Science
Reversing this administration’s assault on our shared Earth, and the people who live on it, starts with seeing through the fog of deception.
To End Homelessness, Invest in Harm Reduction
Homelessness and substance use disorder are closely linked, but many people struggling with both are unable to get the help they need.
Public Transit Moves Working Families. We Need to Support It.
If leaders in Washington cut transit funding, working families like mine will pay the price.
It’s Time to Turn Up the Heat on Monopoly Utilities
Three in four Americans get monthly utility bills from for-profit corporations that reward billionaire investors and rip off ratepayers like you and me.
I Won’t Resign My Federal Job — And No One Else Should Either
Our work provides essential services for all Americans without concern for profit. Without our work, Americans would live at the mercy of robber barons.
Marijuana Legalization Advocates Are the Majority. It’s Time We Act Like It.
Far too often, lawmakers choose to either ignore this constituency or treat them with outright hostility.
It’s Time to Go on Offense for Democracy
It’s not about who you voted for. It’s about who gets to live with dignity.
