GOP Emerges as Public Health Threat as Second Dem Gets Virus

One day after the Trump-inspired attack on the Capitol by a violent mob of delusional, Fox-watching, bullshit-believers, the U.S. reached a major milestone of COVID-19 fatalities. The threshold of more than 4,000 pandemic deaths in a single day was breached just as the insurrectionists breached the U.S. Capitol.

Purchase a signed copy of my book The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First Century America

Purchase a signed copy of my book The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First Century America

“Every child — regardless of socioeconomic status — deserves to be a success story. Period.”

In my latest book, The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First Century America, I examine our nation’s safety nets and special programs that are designed to protect and nurture our most vulnerable kids, but that too often fail to do so.

Thanksgiving for Life, 2020 (TG4L)

Thanksgiving for Life, 2020 (TG4L)

Thanksgiving 2020 will surely be like no other in U.S. history. We are drifting increasingly into unprecedented territory as Covid-19 is raging out of control. The U.S. will certainly soon see a new, frightening milestone of 200,000 cases every day. Hospitalizations are increasing at a rapid pace, with many states experiencing severe, acute shortages of medical personnel.

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.