Fighting the war against fossil fuels
Temperatures have soared globally this summer. And far from simply being uncomfortable, it’s killing people.
This past July 4th was one of the hottest in...
Don’t send people into war zones
‘The Trump administration wants to deport hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents to dangerous countries. And the Supreme Court’s MAGA majority just gave its...
Remember who is in charge of U.S.
Two hundred fifty years ago, Americans rejected monarchy. They rejected the idea that power should rest in the hands of one person, one family,...
ICE: The mental health emergency we can no longer ignore
Last fall, families in Wilder, Idaho gathered for horse races when helicopters and armored trucks suddenly descended. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents —...
Today’s wages do bare minimum
For years, Congress and elected officials across the country have sidestepped one of the clearest economic problems facing working families: the minimum wage no...
Nothing moral about death penaltyers.
As a long-time death penalty abolitionist, I’ve often compared the death penalty in America to a train with no brakes: Once the machinery starts...
Tariff refunds won’t benefit households
The Trump administration collected $166 billion in tariff payments before the Supreme Court struck them down. Refunds have already started hitting the bank accounts...
Work on Democracy must continue
The United States took a decisive step toward democracy with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At the time, Black political...
Keep voting accessible to everyone
President Trump recently put out an executive order attempting to restrict mail-in voting. Trump loathes mail ballots — except, of course, when he votes...
Victory where there is none
Did you know that Germany won World War II?
Because so many died in the Soviet Union, the combined Russian and U.S. military deaths in...
