Environment and Health
We Can Break The Cycle of Poverty, Mental Illness, and Prison
I spent 9 years in prison when what I really needed was mental health care. Now I organize poor and low-income people like me across to demand more from our system.
Backlash: Women’s History Month in a Post-Roe World
Hell hath no fury like a woman deprived of her basic rights.
Drug Prices Should Be Controlled
Pharmaceutical companies shouldn’t get to gouge American taxpayers for drugs we paid to develop.
Love the Music, Taylor Swift. But Please Park That Private Jet.
The young Swifties I used to shuttle around are now climate advocates. And when it comes to carbon pollution, they need you to sing a new song.
Is the Government Finally Abandoning Its ‘Flat Earth’ Cannabis Policy?
Now even top public health agencies agree: Cannabis shouldn’t be federally classified like heroin. Will the DEA listen?
We Need Public Transit Everywhere, Not Just Big Cities
For too long, policymakers have prioritized highways over transit, which has been bad for communities big and small. A new bill could change that.
Biden’s New Transit Rule Is Good News for People and the Planet
The administration rolled out a new rule to make sure federal transit dollars are invested in sustainable projects that create local jobs and allow communities to be part of the solution.
The Case for Free Public Transit
Cities across the U.S. have been embracing a bold new transit policy: zero fares. The results are promising.
CARTOON: COP-Out 28
Key players are using the COP28 climate conference to defend fossil fuels.
Mike Johnson’s Revolving Door
Man of the people? The new House Speaker just appointed Big Pharma’s top lobbyist as his policy director.
