Wildfires rage through the U.S. while our fearless leaders wage global war for their own profit and personal gain. Please see Annie Searle’s article Heating Up. We need a new and different leadership who will work for the people. Leadership needs to focus on the real dangers to America: the rising costs of food, housing, fuel, healthcare, education, the proliferation of AI data centers, and the destruction of our environment due to climate change. One word of warning: Make sure you are reading and listening to the right media to get the truth about what is happening. Aside from writing stories about people, we also write essays and articles that shed light on how the media works, thereby helping you to develop your own critical thinking skills. With the proliferation of fake news, chatbots, algorithms, and AI-generated news, memes, photos, and videos, it is more important than ever to be able to discern what is real. Please see my article The Media, Fake News, and AI. –Patricia Vaccarino