A.I. another tool for criminals
Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live and work, but criminals are using it too.
One of the fastest-growing and most frightening new scam...
Debate without vilification
Calls for “diversity and inclusion” are right to insist on compassion for everyone, including those who identify as transgender. But genuine inclusion requires more...
An appeal for diversity, inclusion
Religious conservatives waged a 50-year battle to deny the rights of gay and lesbian people, especially the right to marry. As the dominate force...
Policies taking toll on workers
Although Donald Trump’s Department of Labor announced in April 2025 that “Trump’s Golden Age puts American workers first,” that contention is contradicted by the...
‘It doesn’t have to be this way’
Gabriel Garcia-Aviles was a 56-year-old grandfather with a work permit who’d been living in the U.S. for over 30 years. He was a beloved...
Americans don’t have to go hungry
The recent government shutdown was a stark reminder that 42 million people across the United States rely on federal food benefits. That’s 12 percent...
Pushing the public to the edge
I only wanted to serve my country. Now I’m worried about my family going hungry. I was selected for a highly competitive State Department...
Heed the lessons of recent history
As states across America brace for economic turbulence, it’s tempting to look back to the Great Recession, when states also faced significant revenue shortfalls,...
Democracy where we live
On a beautiful fall Saturday, residents in Floyd County, Indiana packed a church to ask city council members about the local budget. One county...
Protecting seniors from scams
Scammers are targeting our senior citizens at an alarming rate, and the financial and emotional toll is devastating.
That’s why my office launched a large-scale...
