Rights and Democracy
What the Expanded Child Tax Credit Means to Me
I grew up poor and traumatized, not knowing how to get help. Now my own child’s life will be better.
Unemployment Insurance Isn’t Holding Back the Economy. Inequality Is.
Ending enhanced unemployment benefits didn’t get people back to work. It just made them poorer.
A Religious Exemption
Vaccines and the cult of MAGA.
Protect Workers from This Heat
As temperatures rise, we need to stop corporate lobbyists from blocking common sense rules to keep workers safe.
A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women
For now, the Supreme Court has allowed Texas to sic bounty hunters on women seeking constitutionally protected abortions.
9/11 at 20: Two Decades of Missed Opportunities
For just a fraction of what we’ve spent on militarization these last 20 years, we could start to make life much better.
The Victims of Our Post-9/11 Wars Deserve Remembrance, Too
Countless innocents died in the 20 years of war our country launched in the name of our 9/11 dead.
Aborted Justice
The Trump-packed Supreme Court has all but ended a constitutional right.
Now Close Gitmo, Too
Biden is right to end the forever war in Afghanistan. Now he needs to close the forever prison that it built.
Everyone Deserves Clean Air and Water — No Matter Their Zip Code
The right to clean air and water should have nothing to do with luck.
