Far too often, lawmakers choose to either ignore this constituency or treat them with outright hostility.
Libraries Are Priceless — and They Need Our Support
Slashing federal library funding will have devastating repercussions, especially in rural areas and small towns.
Slashing federal library funding will have devastating repercussions, especially in rural areas and small towns.
Moments Like Now Are Why We Have Courts
Trump and his allies understand how important the courts are in protecting us. Why else would they be trying to neuter them?
Trump and his allies understand how important the courts are in protecting us. Why else would they be trying to neuter them?
It’s Time to Go on Offense for Democracy
It’s not about who you voted for. It’s about who gets to live with dignity.
It’s not about who you voted for. It’s about who gets to live with dignity.
Basic Human Needs Are Not Fair Game for Billionaire Tax Cuts
Tens of millions of Americans like me rely on public programs to get back on their feet. The GOP wants to slash that help to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
Tens of millions of Americans like me rely on public programs to get back on their feet. The GOP wants to slash that help to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
Don’t Let Trump Kill the Public Postal Service
The president's billionaire allies are desperate to dismantle USPS and rip off Americans for lousier service.
The president’s billionaire allies are desperate to dismantle USPS and rip off Americans for lousier service.
Federal Jobs Don’t Threaten the Economy, but Trump’s Tariffs Do
Trump’s crazy tariffs may trigger a recession. He wants you to blame federal workers instead.
Trump’s crazy tariffs may trigger a recession. He wants you to blame federal workers instead.
How Overpaid CEOs Hurt the Rest of Us
At Wells Fargo, I saw firsthand how excessive CEO pay harms workers and customers. Congress should use tax policy to rein it in.
At Wells Fargo, I saw firsthand how excessive CEO pay harms workers and customers. Congress should use tax policy to rein it in.
Pentagon Contractors Don’t Save Lives or Money — Medicaid Does
Cutting life-saving services to further enrich billionaires and Pentagon contractors is the worst possible option.
Cutting life-saving services to further enrich billionaires and Pentagon contractors is the worst possible option.
In an Age of Scams, Our Economy Needs a Referee
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has saved Americans $21 billion in cancelled debt and money back. But Trump and Musk want to eliminate it.
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has saved Americans $21 billion in cancelled debt and money back. But Trump and Musk want to eliminate it.
Stop the Weaponization of Humanitarian Aid
I’m a proud Jewish American who helps fundraise for Palestinian refugees. My faith — and international law — demand an immediate resumption of aid in Gaza.
I’m a proud Jewish American who helps fundraise for Palestinian refugees. My faith — and international law — demand an immediate resumption of aid in Gaza.
We Need Medicaid More Than Billionaires Need Tax Cuts
Republicans in Congress want to gut Medicaid, denying life-saving health care for regular families to cut taxes for billionaires.
Republicans in Congress want to gut Medicaid, denying life-saving health care for regular families to cut taxes for billionaires.
The Greatest Threat to Social Security in Its 90-Year History
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are planning to utterly demolish Social Security’s workforce to pay for billionaire tax cuts.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are planning to utterly demolish Social Security’s workforce to pay for billionaire tax cuts.
Don’t Let Insurers Get Away With Fleecing Homeowners
In an age of climate disasters, insurance should be a safeguard for families, not a gamble where the house always wins.
In an age of climate disasters, insurance should be a safeguard for families, not a gamble where the house always wins.
$100 Billion More for the Pentagon? No Thank You
Republican lawmakers want to slash services like Medicaid while pouring billions more into the Pentagon. They should do the opposite.
Republican lawmakers want to slash services like Medicaid while pouring billions more into the Pentagon. They should do the opposite.
The War on Science Is a War on the Public
The Trump administration is defunding and censoring science to serve corrupt corporate interests.
The Trump administration is defunding and censoring science to serve corrupt corporate interests.