"When you stand up and you say that working class families need some help, 'Oh my god, the world is gonna collapse.'"

The Washington Post tells us that 7.7 million first doses of vaccines have been shipped to date (two million shots have been given), with a target of 16 million by the end of the year. This is warp speed?

Fueled by climate change, extreme weather set records this year, causing close to $50 billion and the loss of at least 188 lives by early October.

Lawmakers call it the most significant climate victory to pass Congress in a decade. It includes aid and tax credits for wind and solar, and requires phasedown of HFCs.

And if you're a Black or brown person, well, we're screwed.

Thanks to a half century of insidious "trickle-down" philosophy—which astoundingly continues to be preached by many of the super-rich—inequality has stretched our nation nearly to the breaking point.

"Will there be any accountability for these recent billionaire enablers of Donald Trump, who saw what damage he caused and still stood by him?"

Deporting Amir will not make America stronger, better, or safer. It will separate our family and cause grave suffering for me and our children.

"What sort of emergency makes itself known a few months in advance and can be resolved with weapons delivered years later?"

"We simply cannot believe anything the Trump administration says—and neither can our allies."

The American Red Cross has failed to answer a congressman’s questions about deep cuts the charity has made to staff and local offices. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the ranking member of the House homeland security committee, sent the charity a long list of questions after ProPublica recently revealed the cuts and detailed how they have eroded the Red Cross’ ability to respond to even modest disasters.