"Choosing a FERC nominee that will reject new fossil fuel development would be a strong sign that Biden intends to take our climate crisis seriously."
These weapons do not make us safer and benefit no one except the multibillion dollar arms production corporations who build these immoral instruments of death.
"Getting the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others around you, especially as the more contagious Delta variant spreads around the country," said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
"I'm not trying to talk down to you," said Travis Campbell from his hospital bed. "I'm trying to talk to you so you understand that I don't want to go to your funeral and I don't want you to come to mine."
"It's time to break up Big Pharma," said Our Revolution. "It's time for Medicare for All."
No one thought this would work. But it did.
"Benefits expiring on Labor Day is a cruel joke that only wealthy politicians could come up with."
"If President Biden reneges on his commitment and sides with the Saudi government, we would be compelled to publicly stand in objection to any participation by his administration in any memorial ceremony of 9/11."
"We must take immediate action to sharply reduce heat-trapping emissions to limit the worst climate change impacts, protect public health and lives, and limit economic harms."
"Mark my words," warned former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. "If we don't pass the For the People Act, the GOP is going to gerrymander their way to a House majority—and they may never give it up."
There is an urgent need for action to protect the vote and our democracy, and it’s time that our leaders started acting like they understand this.
"Nuclear weapons are the ultimate human violence," said Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui. "If civil society decides to live without them, the door to a nuclear-weapon-free world will open wide."
It is time for Democrats to act, and for Sens. Manchin and Sinema to face reality—and get in line.
Unless we can tame our irrational economic system and, above all else, do away with capitalism's addiction to fossil fuels, the collapse of civilized social order is a near certainty.
Let us put an end to nationalism once and for all.
"Cutting methane is the biggest opportunity to slow warming between now and 2040," says one leading scientist. "We need to face this emergency."
"Climate change is worsening California's water crisis."
"The Republican Millionaires Caucus would rather protect tax giveaways for their big corporate donors and people like themselves than help build a lasting economy that works for everyone."
"Our historical buildings, families homes, small businesses, and our children's schools are completely lost," said Plumas County Supervisor Kevin Goss.
"We live in the richest country in the world. Every single kid should have a safe and healthy learning environment that facilitates their growth and unlocks their brilliance."
