Rights and Democracy
With Gerrymandering, Your Local Rep. Isn’t Local — And Isn’t Yours
This GOP ploy is stripping away America’s fundamental principle of representative democracy.
The Country of My Birth Is Losing Its Democracy. It Can Happen Here Too.
Without a community, we look to “strongmen” to save us. What we really need is each other.
Let’s Fund Real Public Safety, Not ICE
We should be funding schools, health care, and education, not $50,000 signing bonuses for ICE agents.
Trump’s Invasion of D.C. Costs Over $1 Million a Day. What Could That Fund Instead?
Deploying the National Guard against D.C.’s unhoused population costs four times more than simply housing them. And that’s true across the country.
I Did My Dissertation on Housing Displacement. Then I Experienced It Myself.
If someone like me can get trapped in the cycle of housing instability, anyone can. But the solutions are out there.
Trump Wants You Talking About Nonexistent Crime, Not His Medicaid Cuts
The president is sucking up oxygen with bogus crime stories because he doesn’t want you talking about his Medicaid cuts — or Jeffrey Epstein.
The Deadliest Conflict for Journalists in History
Israel has killed more journalists in Gaza than have died in essentially all other modern conflicts combined. But their work is still reaching the world.
I Beat the Odds and Made It to Law School. Others Won’t Get the Chance.
For students like me, grad school would be unthinkable without federal Grad PLUS loans — which Trump just eliminated.
Trump’s Tax Law Clobbers State Budgets. Now’s the Time to Prepare.
With Trump and the GOP slashing essential services to enrich the wealthy, states and cities need to get creative in taking care of the rest of us.
When Local Cops Act Like ICE Agents, We’re All Less Safe
Agreements between ICE and local police are eroding public safety and trust in law enforcement.
