MLK on why he wasn't happy with small change: "There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" ... No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."
Samantha Bee said it best:โThe things happening off that debate stage are way more terrifying than anything happening on it. If we make enemies of each other now, the fight wonโt be about โif a woman can ever be presidentโโ it will be if ANYONE else will ever be president again.โ
You shouldn't lose your health insurance if you lose your job.
You shouldn't lose your health insurance if you get divorced.
You shouldn't lose your health insurance if you turn 26.
You should never lose your health insurance.
Medicare for All now.
Since it was signed into law in 1935, Social Security has been one of the most successful programs in our history.
Everyone must be able to retire with dignity.
As president I will fightโas I have my entire political careerโto not only protect Social Security but expand it.
1. There's a reform movement within economics, but one assumption remains unchallenged. Most economists - left, right, and center - believe policy should be what a bunch of economists sitting around a table decide. And that's core to the discipline.
The question is not whether we can afford to pay to address climate change.
The question is do we pay for decisive action now or do we pay to clean up the damage from strengthening storms, droughts, and wildfires?
Bold climate action costs less than doing nothing.