The Children in Ukraine and How Americans Can Help

The Children in Ukraine and How Americans Can Help

Children are in trouble, and they need our help now. The Russian ground invasion and incessant artillery shelling have already caused the largest forced migration of civilians in Europe since the second WW II. No matter what other critical issues are demanding our attention, we must not forget how much Putin’s brutal war on Russian expansionism is harming Ukraine’s children and – the very future of Ukraine itself.

Ukraine's Children Risk Becoming a Lost Generation

Ukraine's Children Risk Becoming a Lost Generation

Ukraine's children are in trouble—and it's much more than their lives being at risk; it's the future of Ukraine itself. Children have been severely impacted by this unprovoked war. Hundreds of children have died in eastern or southern Ukraine since Feb. 24, and hundreds more have been injured – some severely.

REPORT: Inadequate COVID-19 Response Likely Resulted in 130,000 – 210,000 Avoidable Deaths

REPORT: Inadequate COVID-19 Response Likely Resulted in 130,000 – 210,000 Avoidable Deaths

Dr. Irwin Redlener, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Ph.D., Sean Hansen, MPA, and Dr. Hupert, published a report on the number of avoidable deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States. The report found that 130,000 - 210,000 COVID-19 deaths could have been prevented.

The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First Century America

The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First Century America

America needs every child — regardless of socioeconomic status —to be a success story. Period.

The Future of Us addresses the very serious, grown-up business of fulfilling the promises and potential of all children, and how this could impact America’s future in a #postpandemic world. Plus, see my own wild journey!

How Florida is Preparing for Hurricane Dorian

Dr, Irwin Redlener, joined MSNBC's Ayman Mohyeldin to discuss how well prepared Florida is for the incoming hurricane as well as how Tropical Storm Dorian tested Puerto Rico’s recovery since Hurricane Maria.

How Today's Measles Outbreak Compares To Another In NYC In The Early '90s

The nationwide measles outbreak is the largest in recent memory. But back in the early 1990s, thousands of people, mostly in large cities, got measles and nearly 100 died.

The Legal Consequences of Child Abuse By Government

Dr. Redlener joins Brian Lehrer of WNYC to talk about the psychological trauma and effects on immigrant children that have been separated from their families and why it constitutes "child abuse and neglect by government," which could lead to legal consequences.

Dramatic rescue underway for trapped Thai soccer team

A dramatic rescue is underway to free the remaining children trapped in that flooded cave in Thailand. Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi speak with NBC Correspondents Bill Neely and Matt Bradley and the Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, Dr. Irwin Redlener about this race against the clock.

Salon Talks: Children’s health care in crisis

From limited access to health care, to contaminated drinking water and the growing opioid epidemic, America’s health is constantly being threatened and children are often hit the hardest. Co-founder of the Children's Health Fund and public health activist Dr. Irwin Redlener joins Salon’s Amanda Marcotte to discuss his new book, “The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First-Century America,” and the biggest threats to children’s health today.