Right now, 98 MILLION people on the East Coast are under air quality alerts from Canadian fires and, last night, NYC had the worst air quality in the world. Climate change makes wildfires more frequent and widespread. If we do nothing, this is our new reality. It's time to act.
Over the last two decades, more school-age children have died from guns than on-duty police officers and active duty military combined.
Think about that.
Congress, the time to pass stronger gun safety reforms is now.
This Mother’s Day, I’m sending my deepest thoughts to all the mommas who have lost their kids due to gun violence. It’s time for Congress to step up and pass robust gun violence prevention laws. We owe it to them to keep on fighting.
But what I know moms everywhere would really like is an assault weapons ban so they can send their children to school without worrying whether they’ll ever see them again.
The abortion pill may be the only way people living in rural areas can get abortions. Taking mifepristone — a commonly used abortion pill — off the market will force people in rural areas to jump over hurdles to get health care. Abortion is health care, no matter where you live.
Public school teachers "make nearly 24% less in weekly earnings than similarly credentialed college graduates in other fields," according to a study. Teachers need a raise.
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I know it makes me sound like a curmudgeon, but the *constant* gambling propaganda now integrated into every professional sports broadcast is really gross.