Make-or-Break Moment for Health Care as GOP Scrambles for 216 Votes
Trump has gone to Congress to make his case for Paul Ryan鈥檚 plan, but polls show the Affordable Care Act is still more popular.
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Minnesota Churches Face Tough Questions in Offering Sanctuary to Immigrants
For these churches, giving protection to immigrants is no longer a matter of if, but when. And what will happen if ICE comes to their doors?
I Am Your Negro Sometimes
Poet Terrance Hayes on the James Baldwin documentary: 鈥淚t seemed, for a moment, we had come around a big bend on the racial mountain. It seemed, for a moment, we were beyond Negro.鈥�
Trying to Be a Proud Latina When People Prefer Whiteness鈥擡ven in My Mother鈥檚 Homeland
For people of color to be seen as fully American, we are often forced to denounce parts of our identities.
This Is the Real Success Story of the Affordable Care Act
Government-sponsored Medicaid and Medicare are efficient and reliable鈥攁nd already cover 36 percent of Americans.
Defunding Police鈥擧ow Antiracist Organizers Got Seattle to Listen
By halting a proposed $150 million police precinct, Seattle activists have made headway in redirecting funding toward services like affordable housing and education.
The Mental and Physical Trauma of 750,000 DACA Kids Living in Limbo
Intensifying the anxiety, Trump has announced he is ending protections for Dreamers鈥攖hose who were brought to the U.S. as children, grew up here, and consider it their home.
What Scared Me the Most About Trump鈥檚 鈥淧residential鈥� Speech
The president spoke in complete sentences and praised a fallen soldier, and now, for some people, the world is less chaotic. Trump is upping his game, and we as resisters aren鈥檛 ready.
San Francisco Gives Immigrant Parents a Voice Through Noncitizen Voting
The parent-led effort shows how cities can empower and protect noncitizens at a time of uncertainty for many immigrant families.
Black Communities, not Trump Executive Orders, Will End 鈥淐arnage鈥�
In Chicago and Detroit, citizens already are protecting their neighborhoods from violence. If the president wants to send in help, they say, he can start with education, housing, and justice.
The Scramble for Women鈥檚 Health-Care Coverage in the Time of Trump
The time to obtain contraceptives is now.
How to Help Immigrant and Muslim Neighbors
People are turning their frustrations with the Trump administration into actions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable community members.
Los Angeles Preempts Trump鈥檚 Deportation Plans By Finally Decriminalizing Street Vending
After years of work, advocates for immigrant rights rejoiced at the permit process, which will help keep 50,000 street vendors on the right side of the law.
Detroit鈥檚 Massive Muslim Community Looks for Allies in the Trump Era
Fifty-five percent of Americans know very little or nothing at all about Islam, but this group wants to change that.
Repealing Obamacare Requires Finding Something Better (Might I Suggest Single-Payer?)
Congress is already slowing down on the promise to end the Affordable Care Act, as the realities of a replacement sink in.
Amid 鈥淢uslim Ban鈥� Chaos, Van Jones Sends in His Love Army
Lawyers and protestors took action: 鈥淣obody鈥檚 going to fight alone.鈥�
National 鈥淰ote by Mail鈥� Could Add Millions of Votes in 2018
Laws that caused voter suppression targeted mostly people of color and poor people. But new legislation could fix that.
If We鈥檙e Honest, We All Know Trump鈥檚 America
Trump articulates ideas that are closer to what is considered 鈥渘ormal鈥� in the United States than many of us are willing to acknowledge.
Call for Submissions: 鈥淪anctuary Communities鈥�
Send us your ideas by Jan. 25.
Thanks, Trump! We Now Have Two Opportunities for Bold Progressive Reform
There鈥檚 an argument to be made that progressives are lucky Bernie Sanders didn鈥檛 win the nomination.
How Did I End Up a Dangerous Professor on a Watch List?
This bullying attempt from a conservative group may easily inhibit professors across the country.
The Arizona Tribe That Knows How to Stop a Trump Wall
Tohono O鈥檕dham traditional lands extend deep into Mexico, and any border wall will face legal and physical opposition.
The Hopeful Thing About Our Ugly, Painful Polarization
Look to Norway and Sweden, where cooperative, socially democratic countries emerged after a frightening period of extreme polarization and social fracturing.
Building 鈥淧olitical Power鈥� for Black Americans Where Voter Suppression Is Highest
This election will be the first in 50 years not to offer full protections under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. But the Movement for Black Lives is hopeful.
The Call to 鈥淓nd the War on Black Lives鈥� Starts With Accountability
Next year, the DOJ will collect nationwide data on police shootings and other violent encounters with the public. Is that enough progress?
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