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Across this country, working families are paying for the climate crisis with their health. It is a public health emergency hiding in plain sight. Every day we don’t take action, we will pay for it in higher healthcare costs and the lives of our neighbors and loved ones. That’s why Senator Ed Markey and I […] The post Climate Change and Health are Interlinked appeared first on The Sanders Institute…
Three hundred thousand people evacuated in France and Spain due to wildfires. Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed the Eastern seaboard and beyond. Millions of acres burned in Utah, California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Hawaii and several other states this summer. The Colorado River, Lake Powell, and Lake Mead all at their lowest levels in recorded […] The post Wildfires, flash…
Artificial intelligence will almost certainly be the most transformational technology in the history of the world. It will profoundly affect the life of every man, woman and child in our country. It will bring — and is already bringing — unimaginable changes to our economy, our democracy, our emotional well-being, our environment and how we […] The post The Public Should Own Half of the Big A.I.…
My belief that health care is a right, not a privilege, goes back to college. As a student at Wesleyan University, I met Mark Masselli and helped him found a community health center that became Community Health Center, Inc., one of the country’s leading federally qualified health centers. CHC Inc. was founded on a conviction […] The post Hidden Prices, Broken Promises: Why Health Care Transparency…
Senator Bernie Sanders, author and filmmaker Naomi Klein and Congressman Ro Khanna, both Sanders Institute Fellows, are charting the progressive vision for artificial intelligence and robotics, and where we go from here. AI is the most far-reaching and pivotal technological revolution in the history of humanity. It will impact every man, woman and child in […] The post AI & Robotics: Where do we…
The Sanders Institute is honored to welcome President Michael D. Higgins, who served as the ninth President of Ireland from 2011 to 2025, as its newest Distinguished Fellow. A renowned poet, scholar, broadcaster, and statesman, President Higgins has spent more than five decades advancing justice, equality, and human dignity through both public service and cultural […] The post President Michael D.…
It has been a week since the President launched a regime change war in Iran. Now, at least six Americans and hundreds of civilians have been killed, gas prices are spiking and a dozen foreign countries are involved. The President did not consult with Congress, nor did he make any attempt to bring the American […] The post Your voice needed: Stop billions for war appeared first on The Sanders…
Friend, On day one, Donald Trump declared an “energy emergency” and since then he’s been doing everything he can to shut down clean energy and boost the dirty stuff: he’s cancelled as many offshore wind turbines as he can find, and handed out permits for Liquid Natural Gas export terminals like they were salted peanuts. […] The post Bill McKibben: The cheapest power in the world is now renewable…
We are helping lift up this important message from our friend Everett Kelly, President of the American Federation of Government Employees. His members are the ones who make sure that Social Security benefits go out on time, and that Veterans get health care, and so much more. The current administration has cut off the union’s […] The post Trump’s Attack on Unions: We Need Your Help appeared first…
Our Social Security system has survived world wars, pandemics, and recessions. But without a rapid course correction, it may not survive Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Their “Department of Government Efficiency” – which they call DOGE – is taking an axe to the Social Security Administration, the government agency that has made sure that Social […] The post Hands Off Social Security appeared first on…
