Rights and Democracy
Militarism Threatens Our Democracy — But Americans Are Waking Up
The “No Kings Day” protests that ran counter to Trump’s military parade show an effort to resist the dangerous consequences of militarism.
Trump’s Big Bill Is Filled With Hundreds of Billions in Waste
The president says he’s targeting “waste” by cutting health care for Americans. So why all the corporate giveaways?
We Have a Choice: Weapons and War, or Food and Health Care?
President Trump’s “big brutal bill” slashes SNAP and Medicaid to enrich private prison and military contractor CEOs.
Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Work. Housing People Does.
A year after the Supreme Court greenlit crackdowns on people living without shelter, homelessness has only gotten worse.
Musk’s Deadliest Legacy
Gutting USAID will cause millions of deaths from disease and starvation. But it’s not too late to change course.
MAGA to Women: Stay Home And Have Babies!
The right is engaging in the creepiest social engineering of all: re-engineering the American family.
This Federal Budget Will Be a Disaster for Black Workers
The GOP reconciliation bill will widen the racial wealth divide — all to make wealthy heirs richer.
When Religious Employers Get a Pass, Workers Pay the Price
Increasingly, religious employers are claiming “religious liberty” to deny workers basic protections. That’s exploiting religion, not practicing it.
The Senate Shouldn’t Confirm a Single Trump Judge
As long as Trump blows off court rulings and threatens judges, the Senate shouldn’t be confirming any nominees he puts forward.
The Country Trump Seems Dead Set on Imitating
The police state of my birth is a nightmare for workers and a paradise for the ultra-wealthy. Is it any wonder Trump’s been heaping praise on it?
