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Why Are We Torching Our Best Tool to End Child Poverty?
My daughter and I were on the verge of homelessness before the Child Tax Credit. What’s going to happen to vulnerable families now?
Why So Paranoid?
Russian aggression toward Ukraine is wrong, but at least in part it’s a reaction to a years-long military buildup on its borders.
Save Our Endangered Cartoonists
An invaluable American species is being wiped out as their media habitat is intentionally destroyed.
Hypocritical Scolding Won’t Stop a Russian War on Ukraine
Peace cannot be found if the U.S. relies on the self-righteous assertion of principles that our government refuses to apply to itself.
Gitmo’s Shameful Twentieth Anniversary
President Biden must use his executive authority to close this sordid chapter in our nation’s history.
My Disabled Life Is Worthy
The loss of disabled and chronically ill lives due to COVID-19 is no less tragic or preventable.
Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
“I have a funny feeling about those two…”
Biden Is Rising to the Moment on Voting Rights. Can Congress?
With the legacy of the civil rights movement under threat, senators must reject the use of the filibuster to block voting rights protections.
Dr. King Remained Hopeful. So Can We.
King’s “Testament of Hope” sounds as relevant today as the day it was published.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Internationalist
King looked beyond our borders — not only at injustice, but how people worked together to end it. It’s an example we need today.