It’s now been a year since Republicans passed their “Big Beautiful Bill.” Unfortunately, the costs are already mounting.
The bill made historically deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and gutted many renewable energy incentives, to fund billionaire tax cuts and record-high budgets for ICE and the Pentagon. As both temperatures and prices continue to rise, Americans of all stripes are feeling the pinch.
This week in OtherWords, Layla Sayed shares her own story about growing up on SNAP to highlight the costs for millions of Americans now losing benefits. And Callie Curtis, a teenager who survived a deadly brain anomaly, shares how Medicaid cuts could reduce the availability of care even for families like hers with private insurance.
Finally, Emma Buretta assigns blame for a devastating global heat wave to fossil fuel companies, who’ve known for 50 years that their products heat the climate. We know the path forward, Emma says, and renewables are cheaper than ever. It’s just the fossil fuel lobbyists (and their allies who pass laws like the Big Beautiful Bill) we need to get around.
New This Week…
This Deadly Heat Wave Has a Culprit | Emma Buretta
As people die in this heat, it’s time to kick the fossil fuel industry out of our politics.
SNAP Cuts Take More Than Food Away | Layla Sayed
For my family, SNAP meant one less impossible choice at the end of the month. Millions are now losing that lifeline.
Think Medicaid Cuts Won’t Affect You? My Story Says Otherwise. | Callie Curtis
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.
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At 250, American Democracy is Under Siege | Mitchell Zimmerman
As the Trump regime attacks the foundations of our democracy, Americans are fighting back.
America at 250: It’s Time for a Tax Code That Lives Up to Our Ideals | Brakeyshia Samms
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 | Jordan Liz
Congress must not let Trump revoke protections for people fleeing countries the U.S. government itself considers unsafe.
Our Safety Net Was Already Full of Holes. They’re Only Getting Bigger. | Jessie Sicley
This administration and Congress are slashing benefits even as life gets unbearably expensive for working people.
