If lawmakers slash the social safety net any further, millions of stories like mine won’t be possible.
I Keep the Affordable Care Act Working. Why Can’t I Afford to See My Own Doctor?
We need to make sure federal contractors like my employer are creating good jobs with livable wages, decent benefits, and the right to unionize.
We need to make sure federal contractors like my employer are creating good jobs with livable wages, decent benefits, and the right to unionize.
It’s Time to Put Americans’ Health Decisions Back in Our Own Hands
Working in reproductive care wasn’t easy in the South even before Roe fell. Now it’s an emergency.
Working in reproductive care wasn’t easy in the South even before Roe fell. Now it’s an emergency.
We Need More Working Class Lawmakers
We’d take better care of ourselves with policies written by plumbers, housekeepers, and child care workers than lawyers, bankers, and ideologues.
We’d take better care of ourselves with policies written by plumbers, housekeepers, and child care workers than lawyers, bankers, and ideologues.
‘Bluelining’ Leaves Climate Vulnerable Communities Without Home Insurance
Insurers are pulling out of areas prone to climate risk — even as they insure the fossil fuel companies contributing to that risk. These communities deserve better.
Insurers are pulling out of areas prone to climate risk — even as they insure the fossil fuel companies contributing to that risk. These communities deserve better.
The Big Business of Obesity and Shame
Big business profits by plying Americans with unhealthy foods — and profits again by peddling weight loss drugs. What we need is regulation, not shame.
Big business profits by plying Americans with unhealthy foods — and profits again by peddling weight loss drugs. What we need is regulation, not shame.
The Beginning of the End of Cannabis Prohibition
The federal government is moving toward “rescheduling” cannabis to recognize its medicinal use. That’s not far enough — but it’s a major step forward.
The federal government is moving toward “rescheduling” cannabis to recognize its medicinal use. That’s not far enough — but it’s a major step forward.
I Run a Food Pantry but It’s Not Enough. We Need Funding for Snap
I’m proud to help my neighbors. But food donations are no substitute for government nutrition programs like SNAP, which is now under threat.
I’m proud to help my neighbors. But food donations are no substitute for government nutrition programs like SNAP, which is now under threat.
God Bless Nurses — And Please Hurry!
Nurses are fighting back against corporations — including religiously affiliated hospital chains — that profit from their low pay and severe understaffing.
Nurses are fighting back against corporations — including religiously affiliated hospital chains — that profit from their low pay and severe understaffing.
This Graduation Season, Debt Relief Still Feels Out of Reach for Young Borrowers
The Biden administration is moving to cancel debt for borrowers who’ve been in repayment for decades. What about those paying steep college costs today?
The Biden administration is moving to cancel debt for borrowers who’ve been in repayment for decades. What about those paying steep college costs today?
Southern Autoworkers Can Reverse Decades of Job Quality Decline
Automakers rely on non-union plants in the South to drive down wages across the country. A UAW victory in Tennessee and an upcoming vote in Alabama could change that.
Automakers rely on non-union plants in the South to drive down wages across the country. A UAW victory in Tennessee and an upcoming vote in Alabama could change that.
Restaurant Workers Deserve a Livable Wage, Too
The federal minimum wage for tipped workers hasn’t gone up in over 30 years. Workers in several states are taking on the industry to change that.
The federal minimum wage for tipped workers hasn’t gone up in over 30 years. Workers in several states are taking on the industry to change that.
Fund Transit, Not Highways
Reducing the miles Americans have to drive would mean enormous savings, cleaner air, and more connected communities.
Reducing the miles Americans have to drive would mean enormous savings, cleaner air, and more connected communities.
Lawmakers Should Spend a Night in a Homeless Shelter
Maybe then they’d drop their opposition to even modest tax credits for low-income people like the ones I work with.
Maybe then they’d drop their opposition to even modest tax credits for low-income people like the ones I work with.
We Need Housing, Not Handcuffs
Too many communities are responding to rising homelessness by criminalizing the unhoused. It’s more humane and effective to house people.
Too many communities are responding to rising homelessness by criminalizing the unhoused. It’s more humane and effective to house people.
Billionaires Are Bad for Democracy. Taxing Them Is Good for It.
Extreme wealth inequality leads to extreme political inequality. Progressive taxation would be better for our economy and democracy alike.
Extreme wealth inequality leads to extreme political inequality. Progressive taxation would be better for our economy and democracy alike.