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The Day I Became Anti-War

A personal recollection on the day that launched the Iraq War — and its lessons for us 18 years later.

My insurance says my cancer drugs aren’t “medically necessary.” No one should have to fight for care like this.

The last administration was a superspreader of anti-Asian racism.

It’s not a crowd of rioters, like on January 6 — it’s a group of legalistic autocrats like Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell.

The American Rescue Plan will help over 1 million uninsured Americans get covered — and cut premiums by half for millions more.

Without public transit, I couldn’t have gotten my degree. And all of us need it to keep our planet livable.

Americans will have to fight hard to protect their water from corporate greed. They can learn a lot from El Salvador.

Republicans who passed a $1.9 trillion tax cut for rich people are scoffing at a $1.9 trillion bailout for everyone else.

It’s one of the largest antipoverty programs ever passed — and will save worker pensions throughout the country.

In Wisconsin, a wolf hunt gone wrong offers a lesson about the failures of our national politics, too.