"In today's America, the real emergency is that a quarter of a million people die from poverty each year."

For the task of curbing global heating, the "adults in the room" are unwilling to recognize the urgency of action.

8% of humanity's CO2 emissions come from concrete, and production of concrete is forecast to increase. A heavy tax on concrete could slow this down. Forms of concrete that emit less CO2 could be taxed less.

The article refers to the Paris agreement for emissions targets, but we know they don't go far enough.

Measles increases where right-wing hate parties grow.

Although North Korea may never agree to get rid of its nuclear weapons, at least there is no longer active belligerence between it and the US and South Korea.

Now if only the bully were not pushing for war with Iran instead, we might even have a basis to praise him.