Rights and Democracy
The EPA Just Gave Polluters A License To Kill
Using the pandemic as cover, the agency is suspending environmental regulations. I’ve seen firsthand what happens next — people die.
A Trillion in Prevention
Our economy was never as strong for working people as the numbers made it look. As we prepare to spend trillions on this crisis, let’s invest in changing that.
What Could Become Possible
From health care for all to lower-carbon lifestyles, many once radical ideas now seem more possible — and more necessary — than ever.
Thank Farmers and Grocery Workers for Their Service
Our national security depends on those workers who feed us. They deserve a living wage and health care.
We Need a Lot More Transparency from the CDC
I work with communities that don’t trust the health system to deliver for them. A little transparency could go a long way.
Essential Business
A man has a right to defend his castle (and TP stash).
This Pandemic Can Bring Us Together
The actual disease of our country is not a pathogen, but the widening separation of rich elites from the rest of us.
Wash Your Hands — If You Have Water
Americans are going to need a lot of help in the coming months. Ending water shutoffs — permanently — is the least cities can do.
Coronavirus Proves It: We Need Medicare for All
Health care rationing isn’t what awaits us in a single-payer system. It’s happening now in our failed for-profit system.
The Opposite of Progressivism? Pessimism
Polls show broad support for progressive ideas. So why aren’t more progressives voting for them?
