Extra weight makes it harder to fight against diseases. We’ve got ideas to help with losing weight.

No mother should have to go through this.  A vial of insulin costs about $5 to make. Yet people with diabetes are dying because drug companies charge as much as $540 per vial in the U.S. reddit.com/r/PublicFreako…

Amidst massive income and wealth inequality tens of millions of Americans are working for starvation wages. We need to raise the minimum wage to a living wage, at least $15 an hour. No more excuses. We need to act NOW.

This is what a President looks and sounds like. One day until decency returns to the Oval office.

The monthly price of: Insulin: $373 in the U.S. $47 in France Januvia for diabetes: $331 in the U.S. $39 in Germany Advair for asthma: $310 in the U.S. $29 in Australia Our job: End the greed, collusion and price-fixing of the pharmaceutical industry and lower drug prices.

Tonight, in Washington, D.C. and across the nation, we came together to honor the over 400,000 Americans we’ve lost to COVID-19. The last year has tested us in unimaginable ways, but now it’s time we begin to heal and overcome — together.

On a day for the history books, Amanda Gorman delivered a poem that more than met the moment. Young people like her are proof that "there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it; if only we're brave enough to be it."

This is a time for boldness and President Biden is already delivering. By rejoining the Paris climate accords on day one, he declared loudly and clearly that the U.S. will once again lead the fight against climate change. And this is only the beginning. barackobama.medium.com/a-new-day-for-…

“Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all of God's children.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In our latest World Economic Outlook, we project global growth of 5.5% for 2021 but much depends on the outcome of the race between the virus and vaccines, and on the policy support provided. Read Gita Gopinath’s latest #IMFblog. #WEO ow.ly/g1vQ50Di45b

It’s time for a wealth tax in America.

We’re going to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

The business model of Wall Street is fraud.

Black-owned independent bookstores play a critical role in communities all across our country. I wanted to show my support, so I dropped in to surprise the folks from @MahoganyBooks & the Very Smart Brothas Book Club. Take a look.

Economists agree that canceling student loan debt would help boost our struggling economy and lead to greater home-buying rates and housing stability, higher college completion rates, and greater small business formation. This is a no-brainer for our economy.

During President Joe Biden’s first 100 days, the economy has created more than 1 million jobs, more than 200 million shots have been administered, and we’re on our way to cutting child poverty in half. And as we saw last night, this is just the beginning.

Sir Lewis Hamilton - one of Britain’s greatest sporting heroes 🙌🏽

Dozens of residents have reportedly been killed by gunmen who raided several communities in the Anka and Bukkuyum areas of Nigeria's north-western Zamfara state bbc.in/3F5uPLj

The mesmerizing beauty of physics (gravity vs force tension) in pendulum motion

The Japanese practice of 'forest bathing' is scientifically proven to improve your health.