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Trump Has Made Threats to Launch a New Political Party — the “Patriot Party”
If Senate Republicans vote to convict Trump, he may try to shatter the GOP by starting a third party.
Let’s Not Lose Ourselves in Euphoria Over Trump’s Exit. Anti-Blackness Persists.
An attack-free inauguration must not wipe our memory of the white supremacy that reared up on January 6 at the Capitol.
Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Just Ended. It Needs to Be Restored.
If we are to conquer COVID-19, companies need to put public health above CEO profits.
What Filing Tax Returns Taught Me About Racism in the US
Our tax code is not just overly complicated; it’s also racist.
If Biden Wants to End Death Penalty, He Must Also End Death by Incarceration
More people are serving death-by-incarceration sentences today than the total number of people in prison in the 1970s.
New Toolkit Tallies Up Victories and Summarizes Strategies to Defund the Police
Over the past six months, organizers across the country have won significant victories in campaigns to defund police.
Why Supporting Families Who Have Abortions Later in Pregnancy Is My Life’s Work
The most comforting thing I can do is sit with my patients as they grieve, pray or cry.
Yemen Crisis Linked to Weapons Maker Raytheon’s Influence on US Foreign Policy
Weapons makers like Raytheon don’t just follow U.S. foreign policy; they make it through allies embedded in government.
Biden’s First Day Was a Good Sign — Let’s Keep Up the Pressure
Let's not assume our problems are all solved now that Biden's president. We must urge fast, bold action.
American Muslims Demand More of Biden Than Simply Not Being Trump
As a Muslim, I am relieved that Trump is out. Now let’s demand more from Biden than a return to “business as usual.”