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Net neutrality is a principle the internet was based on — that everyone, from small mom-and-pop shops in Westborough to big chains, is treated equally. No one can pay to have their content delivered at a different speed. The Obama administration enshrined net neutrality rules, protecting consumers. The Trump administration is getting ready to destroy […] More »

President Trump has abandoned the potential creation of a huge number of jobs in the clean energy industry. He’s given up the possibility of American leadership on climate action. He’s given up on huge economic opportunities, ignored scientists and leaders from around the world, and sentenced all of us to suffer the consequences of an […] More »

During his recent visit to the United States, Pope Francis stood before a joint meeting of Congress — the first Pope in history to do so — and renewed his call for action against climate change. He said: “In Laudato Si’, I call for a courageous and responsible effort to ‘redirect our steps,’ and to […] More »

No other developed nation is forced to deal with mass shootings as often as America. And that is not because other nations do not have guns, or because other nations do not have people who struggle with mental illness. When it comes to the horror of mass shootings, there is one thing America has that […] More »

“Congressional Republican leaders returned to Washington this week with no clear plan for extending government funding later this month that risks shutting down federal agencies” –Washington Post, 9/9/15 In 12 days, the Tea Party is on track to once again shut down the government. And Republican leaders have no plan to stop them. At issue […] More »

This country was built by hardworking Americans. Every generation of American workers has fought for better conditions, collective bargaining rights, and fair wages. Many of the standards that protect workers today were won through decades of struggle. And to me, Labor Day is a reminder that we have an obligation to protect those standards and […] More »

Robust research is medicine’s field of dreams — from which we will one day be able to harness the cures for now-chronic and deadly diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, heart disease and cancer. It’s the kind of research they do at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). But right now, that field is starting to wither […] More »

Last week, Pope Francis released his historic encyclical on climate change, calling for urgent action from nations across the globe to address the effects of our warming climate. In anticipation of this historic event, I wrote an op-ed in the Boston Globe calling on the United States to be the global leader in this effort. […] More »

The Affordable Care Act was a huge victory in the fight to expand reproductive health services for women. Health insurance companies are now required by law to provide reproductive health care — like birth control — at little to no out-of-pocket cost. But according to recent studies, some insurance companies are ignoring that requirement. We […] More »

Climate deniers in Congress want to muddy the political debate in Washington, but the science is crystal clear: Our planet is getting warmer. And humans are to blame. Yet Republicans in Congress continue to enable the biggest polluters out there — Big Oil and Dirty Coal — through massive tax subsidies and corporate loopholes. Climate […] More »