President Trump’s “big brutal bill” slashes SNAP and Medicaid to enrich private prison and military contractor CEOs.
Let’s Get Child Labor Off Our Dinner Plates
From agriculture to restaurants, more and more food in this country is produced by child labor. That’s putting whole communities at risk.
From agriculture to restaurants, more and more food in this country is produced by child labor. That’s putting whole communities at risk.
No War With Iran!
U.S. support for Israel’s hardline government risks getting the U.S. involved in yet another Middle East war. That can’t happen.
U.S. support for Israel’s hardline government risks getting the U.S. involved in yet another Middle East war. That can’t happen.
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?
The president says he’s targeting “waste” by cutting health care for Americans. So why all the corporate giveaways?
Musk’s Deadliest Legacy
Gutting USAID will cause millions of deaths from disease and starvation. But it’s not too late to change course.
Gutting USAID will cause millions of deaths from disease and starvation. But it’s not too late to change course.
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.
A year after the Supreme Court greenlit crackdowns on people living without shelter, homelessness has only gotten worse.
Trump’s Last Tax Cuts Failed Americans Like Me. Let’s Not Repeat the Mistake.
Black women are among the most underpaid people in the country — so when a policy works for us, it works for everyone. Unfortunately, Trump’s tax cuts for the rich don’t.
Black women are among the most underpaid people in the country — so when a policy works for us, it works for everyone. Unfortunately, Trump’s tax cuts for the rich don’t.
MAGA to Women: Stay Home and Have Babies!
The right is engaging in the creepiest social engineering of all: re-engineering the American family.
The right is engaging in the creepiest social engineering of all: re-engineering the American family.
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.
Increasingly, religious employers are claiming “religious liberty” to deny workers basic protections. That’s exploiting religion, not practicing it.
Hiding Exploitation Behind an App
After expenses, workers for companies like Uber often make well below the federal minimum wage. But many are now fighting back.
After expenses, workers for companies like Uber often make well below the federal minimum wage. But many are now fighting back.
Should America’s Farm Bill Serve Need or Greed?
This year's stripped down farm bill looks to heap subsidies on Big Ag while cutting food aid for working Americans.
This year’s stripped down farm bill looks to heap subsidies on Big Ag while cutting food aid for working Americans.
NOAA Cuts Put Coastal Communities at Risk
I helped restore wetlands that kept the Gulf coast safe while my colleagues tracked hurricanes. Now we’re out of a job — just in time for hurricane season.
I helped restore wetlands that kept the Gulf coast safe while my colleagues tracked hurricanes. Now we’re out of a job — just in time for hurricane season.
Immigration Can Help Save Social Security
By welcoming immigrants, we can uphold the promise of America — and help all Americans enjoy security in old age.
By welcoming immigrants, we can uphold the promise of America — and help all Americans enjoy security in old age.
A $1,000 Taxi? That’s What Consumer Protections Are For
Millions of Americans are victims of scams — including me. That’s why we can’t let Trump destroy the agency that fights back.
Millions of Americans are victims of scams — including me. That’s why we can’t let Trump destroy the agency that fights back.
Medical Bills Don’t Belong on Your Credit Report
Including medical debt on credit reports doesn’t help lenders assess risk — it simply punishes people for being sick, hospitalized, or denied insurance coverage.
Including medical debt on credit reports doesn’t help lenders assess risk — it simply punishes people for being sick, hospitalized, or denied insurance coverage.
Biden Gave Millions of Overtime Workers a Raise. Will Trump Kill It?
Raises for four million workers ride on just one federal rule.
Raises for four million workers ride on just one federal rule.