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Sweeps Don’t Solve Homelessness

Instead, governments should prioritize safe, affordable, dignified, and permanent housing for all.

We shouldn’t muzzle real people in favor of corporations.

President Trump’s decision to roll back our opening with Cuba was disastrous. As he takes office again, he should reconsider.

Assad’s fall is worth celebrating, but I still worry for my relatives and friends in the deeply fractured country.

As a speech scientist and speech-language pathologist, I hope Donald Trump’s supporters will push back on his mockery of people with disabilities.

The next administration wants to slash the social safety net. That would be devastating for seniors like me.

Private insurers profit by denying help to sick people. When a CEO was murdered, Americans said just how they feel about that system.

The GOP’s attacks on trans people are setting a stage for a broader assault on rights we all enjoy.

Immigrant advocates explain what’s at stake for children seeking safety at the border under the next administration.

Now’s not the time to tune out — nor to take our newly elected leaders at their word.