Rights and Democracy
Pop Stars: Keep Denouncing ICE!
The Trump administration is picking fights with celebrities opposed to ICE on purpose. It’s still better to speak out.
Birthright Citizenship Is in the Constitution Plain As Day
It’s intolerable that the Supreme Court should consider reopening an issue it took a Civil War to resolve.
ICE Prisons Are Growing Deadlier
Deaths in ICE facilities have reached their highest point in decades as the agency continues to abuse detainees and resist oversight.
You Need to Understand the Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’
The court’s MAGA majority has used a bureaucratic workaround to issue unsigned, unjustified rulings that often greenlight unlawful actions.
Police ‘Sweeps’ of Homeless Camps Are Worse Than You Think
As more and more communities criminalize homelessness, I want to share what it’s actually like to have the police take all your earthly belongings.
Protect Our Public Servants — and the Social Safety Net
Federal policies are hurting public servants, families, and children to slash taxes for billionaires. We deserve better.
Without Medicaid, Many Rural Americans Will Die
The attacks on Medicaid aren’t just policy choices — they’re signing people’s death certificates before they ever see a physician.
A Dangerous New Approach to Homelessness
The most effective approach to homelessness is simply to house people. But some states — and the White House — want to lock them up instead.
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy.
Trump claimed immigrants were “taking your jobs.” But during his brutal crackdown, the job market has only gotten worse.
States Must Learn the Lessons of the Great Recession Before It’s Too Late
The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is going to cause major pain in statehouses. Lawmakers need to prepare now.