Transgender people, like immigrants, voters of color, and those seeking abortions, are the latest scapegoats that the GOP is counting on to fuel bigotry among its base
our society would rather spend money to violently clamp down on protesters who are protecting an unhoused community than fund long-term solutions to the housing crisis
So Why Does Biden Seem Intent on Enriching Private Insurance Companies?
Haaland’s identity and politics taken together are a threat to the oil and gas industry, its lobbyists like Zinke and Bernhardt, and its political champions like Daines and Barrasso
As Americans are subject to the brutal impacts of inevitable climate change, we face a clear choice: strong government intervention to save our lives, or a “survival of the fittest” dystopia
American politics remains mired in conservative racist notions of who deserves help
Poverty in America disproportionately affects women and people of color, and that is precisely what hinders political action to address it—even when solutions abound
The GOP and Trump deserve one another and have maintained a symbiotic relationship that has devastated the nation
How companies are holding humanity hostage for profit
A welcome change in national leadership in the U.S. means little for the scourge of racism infecting the nation—unless words are matched by action.
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