We’re doing some institutional housekeeping this week, but hopefully these recent favorites will tide you over till next week. In the meantime, please enjoy Khalil Bendib’s new cartoon. What do you think — too on the nose?
Thanks for reading!
New This Week…
Cartoon: The Law and Order Candidate | Khalil Bendib
From the Big House to the White House?
In Case You Missed It…
Red Flags Over the Supreme Court | Peter Montgomery
At the very least, Justice Alito should recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 election.
I Got Help. Now I Give Back. That’s How a Healthy Society Should Work. | Sharvonne A. Walker
If lawmakers slash the social safety net any further, millions of stories like mine won’t be possible.
Affordable Child Care Helped My Family Out of Deep Poverty. Can We Save It? | Pamela M. Covington
We need to fix our fraying safety net so other families get the same chance.
This Graduation Season, Debt Relief Still Feels Out of Reach for Young Borrowers |
The Biden administration is moving to cancel debt for borrowers who’ve been in repayment for decades. What about those paying steep college costs today?
I Run a Food Pantry but It’s Not Enough. We Need Funding for SNAP. | I’m proud to help my neighbors. But food donations are no substitute for government nutrition programs like SNAP, which is now under threat.
Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts Paved the Way for Inflation | Lindsay Owens
The former president made it more profitable for companies to gouge us. When those cuts expire next year, we’ll have an opportunity to get our money back.
‘Bluelining’ Leaves Climate Vulnerable Communities Without Home Insurance | Jessica Garcia
Insurers are pulling out of areas prone to climate risk — even as they insure the fossil fuel companies contributing to that risk. These communities deserve better.
The Big Business of Obesity and Shame | Sonali Kolhatkar
Big business profits by plying Americans with unhealthy foods — and profits again by peddling weight loss drugs. What we need is regulation, not shame.
