| Jul 24, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / Democracy“We are one of the wealthiest countries in the history of this world. And yet millions of adults in the United States still don’t have health insurance,” Rep. Ilhan Omar told her Minnesota constituents at a July 18 town hall. A day after the president of the United...
| Jul 17, 2019 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyYou’ve heard the cliche: If you’re taking heat from “both sides,” you must be doing something right. It’s dubious advice, but it fits pretty well for “the Squad” — the progressive first-year Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan...
| Mar 5, 2019 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyWeeks ago, when the first accusations of anti-semitism were being leveled against Representative Ilhan Omar, I was deeply agitated. Not long ago I saw her address these accusations at a local town hall. She reminded the world that, as a Black Muslim woman in America,...
