The very idea that there should be a certain class of people who give orders by virtue of their ownership of wealth and another huge class who take orders and follow them because of their lack of access to wealth and power, that’s unacceptable. chomsky.info/20161213-2/

And as a government program, [Social Security] has such low administrative costs that it offers nothing to financial institutions. It benefits only the “underlying population,” not the “substantial citizens,” to borrow Thorstein Veblen’s acid terminology. chomsky.info/20050601/

The US health-care system is a complete scandal. It’s got twice the costs of comparable countries and some of the worst outcomes. And the reason is that it’s largely privatized and unregulated. So of course it’s highly inefficient and costly. chomsky.info/20131008/

🚨 #Trump sent a delegation to #Ukraine. No, not to check how we survive after the White House cut off intelligence sharing and Russians kept targeting our civilians, but to pressure Ukrainian opposition leaders to replace @Zelenskyy—because he refuses to capitulate.

We can always make our government more efficient, but trying to run government like a business is wrong. Businesses are built for profits. Government is built to take care of people. Billionaires shouldn’t strip away our social safety nets so they can make more profits -- at our expense.

FACT CHECK: President Trump claims to stand with law enforcement. But his pardoning of January 6 insurrectionists has put officers' lives in danger, including in Indiana. Check out my column in the Indy Star: www.indystar.com/story/opinio...

President Trump and DOGE are putting veterans and seniors at risk by blocking a new VA facility and selling key federal buildings in Indianapolis. This disrupts military pay, limits Social Security access, and hurts veterans healthcare. I'm working to stop these dangerous actions.

So spot on!!

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Call to action: National March on Washington, DC starting at noon at the national mall on March 14.

"Claim your power. Stop the coup."

#3E #USprotest #MAR14

@maddow.msnbc.com about the Philly #StandUpForScience rally: “Look at this, I mean this is impressive!…Look at that, that’s a really big protest.” 🙌

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My full speech from the Philly @standupforscience.bsky.social rally is linked below.

"Just two days ago my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer —and as scary as those words are to hear, we are optimistic - and do you want to know why we are optimistic…because of science."

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I have talked to veterans all over the country. They’re not happy that, when the VA is already understaffed, Musk wants to dismember the VA by laying off 83,000 employees.

A commitment has been made to those who put their lives on the line to defend us. We must not betray them.

The massive income and wealth inequality that exists in America today is literally a matter of life and death.

People in wealthy counties live SEVEN years longer than people in poorer communities. That’s unacceptable.

EVERYONE has the right to a long, happy and productive life.

Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...