CDC:
—45% of high school students were so persistently sad or hopeless in 2021 they were unable to engage in regular activities
—1 in 5 seriously considered suicide; 9% tried to take their lives during the previous 12mo
What's more important than this?
https://t.co/l618M9YlKN
"How do we reconcile the endless journey Anthony Bourdain took us on with the sad destination that it reached?" Great piece by @brhodes on the life and legacy of Anthony Bourdain https://t.co/IKFc05mj1P
Let’s be 100% clear. If Republicans win control of the House, Senate and White House two years from now, they will pass a national abortion ban. And no matter where you live, no matter how pro-choice your state is, women and doctors will be locked up for practicing health care.
Minimum wage
Costco: $17
Walmart: $12
Average pay
Costco: $25
Walmart: $15
Average tenure
Costco: 8 years
Walmart: 3 years
Employees on food stamps
Costco: Virtually none
Walmart: More than any other company
Founder net worth
Costco: not a billionaire
Walmart: $240 billion
I agreed w/ the Trump Admin that there was no military solution to Afghanistan. Unfortunately, my concerns with their deal proved accurate. President Biden's choice was clear; try to make the best of a bad deal or surge thousands more US troops. He made the tough, but right call.
The war in Afghanistan has lasted 20 years and it is a complex situation, but don’t be fooled by those who want to rewrite history.
Sec. Pompeo laughed in my face when I expressed concern about exactly what is happening today.
Watch for yourself.
It was great to be in Worcester tonight for another Meet and Greet. We talked about how we can make change and put our government on the side of working families.
On today’s Daily: the Great American Labor Shortage, from the perspective of the service industry businesses trying to hire workers and the workers unwilling to take those jobs.
A powerful episode. https://t.co/ZqQdNJWKkq
Millions of women can’t go back to work because of child care. Our climate is changing more and more rapidly. Billionaires and giant corporations manipulate our tax laws to pay nothing or next to nothing. We can’t move our country forward without tackling these crises head on.