New learning resources for middle and high school teachers from New American History resources.newamericanhistory.org/web-du-bois-an…

54% of adults nationally say ‘Yes’ global warming should be a priority for the next president and Congress, but when I looked at a more local level, I found a very different story.

72% of Americans do not get enough exercise for a healthy lifestyle, according to the CDC. But depending on your income and where you live, these numbers are dramatically different.

Florida is the worst state when it comes to dental health coverage, with 65 of the state’s 67 counties deemed ‘Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas’ affecting 7.1 million Floridians. americaninequality.substack.com/p/dentists-and…

We need more dental care for Black, Hispanic, and Native American children who are 2x-4x more likely to have tooth decay.

For National Geographic, I went to Tuvalu, an 11,000-person island nation in the Pacific to report on the frontline of the climate crisis. In Tuvalu climate change is not some distant hypothetical but a reality of daily life. nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar…

Around 22 million Americans live in a county that doesn’t have a cardiologist, forcing them to drive an average of nearly 90 miles round trip to get specialty heart care nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Heat-induced declines in labor productivity hit $100 billion in 2023. This is expected to double by 2030 and quintuple by 2050. americanprogress.org/article/extrem…

Big things coming for American Inequality

The $122 Billion Disappearing Act: How US Schools Face a Looming Crisis, by Jeremy Ney open.substack.com/pub/americanin…

From American Inequality - looking at the importance of the right #ResearchMethod when gathering #data on #homelessness americaninequality.substack.com/p/homeless-cou…

In 2021, 11.5% of adults in the United States, or about 28.3 million people, smoked cigarettes. Low income communities across America have the heaviest concentrations of smokers. And, these communities are the targets of smoking brands' advertisements.