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Robin Hood in Reverse: How the Pentagon Makes Us Poorer
While costs rise for everything, SNAP recipients who lost benefits — and the farmers who fed them — are being asked to shell out $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon.
ICE Killings Are Acts of Terrorism
ICE’s indiscriminate violence conveys that nonwhite immigrants, lawful or otherwise, have no place in Trump’s America.
Federal Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Are Bankrupting States. Some Are Fighting Back.
From Washington to Kentucky, states are united: The wealthy must pay their fair share.
SNAP Cuts Take More Than Food Away
For my family, SNAP meant one less impossible choice at the end of the month. Millions are now losing that lifeline.
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ICE Killings Are Acts of Terrorism
ICE’s indiscriminate violence conveys that nonwhite immigrants, lawful or otherwise, have no place in Trump’s America.
Federal Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Are Bankrupting States. Some Are Fighting Back.
From Washington to Kentucky, states are united: The wealthy must pay their fair share.
Robin Hood in Reverse: How the Pentagon Makes Us Poorer
While costs rise for everything, SNAP recipients who lost benefits — and the farmers who fed them — are being asked to shell out $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon.
SNAP Cuts Take More Than Food Away
For my family, SNAP meant one less impossible choice at the end of the month. Millions are now losing that lifeline.
This Deadly Heat Wave Has a Culprit
As people die in this heat, it’s time to kick the fossil fuel industry out of our politics.
Think Medicaid Cuts Won’t Affect You? My Story Says Otherwise.
Paltry reimbursement rates have created a crisis in pediatric care that could have cost me my life. I worry other kids won’t be as lucky.
At 250, American Democracy is Under Siege
As the Trump regime attacks the foundations of our democracy, Americans are fighting back.
Our Safety Net Was Already Full of Holes. They’re Only Getting Bigger.
This administration and Congress are slashing benefits even as life gets unbearably expensive for working people.
America at 250: It’s Time for a Tax Code That Lives Up to Our Ideals
After 250 years, our leaders must show a commitment to completing the unfinished work of American democracy.
We Shouldn’t Deport People Into War Zones
Congress must not let Trump revoke protections for people fleeing countries the U.S. government itself considers unsafe.
