Immigrants Will Be Vital to the Future of American Democracy Immigrants Will Be Vital to the Future of American Democracy
That is, if anti-immigrant policies don’t stop civic engagement in its tracks.
Nov 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen
More Nurses Means Better Care—So Why Did This Ballot Measure Fail? More Nurses Means Better Care—So Why Did This Ballot Measure Fail?
Massachusetts rejected mandatory patient-to-staff ratios that advocates say could save lives.
Nov 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Trump Lashes Out Against Reproductive Rights After the Midterms Trump Lashes Out Against Reproductive Rights After the Midterms
New religious exemptions would make it even harder to secure reproductive-health care.
Nov 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Trump May Soon Deal Yet Another Blow to Union Rights Trump May Soon Deal Yet Another Blow to Union Rights
Rolling back so-called “joint-employer” protections could undermine the Fight for 15 and other vital campaigns.
Nov 9, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The World’s Wilderness Is Nearly Gone The World’s Wilderness Is Nearly Gone
If we don’t act soon, the earth’s remaining wild places will soon be paved, farmed, mined, and polluted into oblivion.
Nov 7, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Is Peddling Hate a Losing Campaign Strategy? Is Peddling Hate a Losing Campaign Strategy?
“Most Americans don’t hate Muslims.”
Nov 2, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Crackdown on Immigrant Activists Is an Attack on Free Speech Trump’s Crackdown on Immigrant Activists Is an Attack on Free Speech
The New Sanctuary Coalition’s Ravi Ragbir is fighting for the rights of all immigrants to speak their mind.
Oct 30, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Trump Wants to Restart the Failed War on Drugs Trump Wants to Restart the Failed War on Drugs
There’s a better way to lessen the deadly impact of drug abuse.
Oct 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Why Are Some People Paying to Work? Why Are Some People Paying to Work?
The guestworker visa program is fueling an international industry of recruiter fees and fraud.
Oct 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Tenants Are Fighting Eviction Before It Starts Tenants Are Fighting Eviction Before It Starts
A Certificate of No Harassment could become tenants’ preemptive strike against predatory developers encircling their neighborhoods.
Oct 17, 2018 / Michelle Chen