We shouldn’t reach out to the other side just for the sake of talk or “unity.” We need to build a safe and just society for all of us.
Democracy
Organization, outreach, money, and meeting people where they are is the key to changing political winds.
Despite harsh, discriminatory conditions, countless deaf women fought with brilliance and dedication for personal and professional recognition, including for the right to vote.
The long struggle to secure voting rights enters a new stage, as Republicans across the country try to strip protections from state laws.
This trope will persist as long as anti-Blackness persists.
Initial progress in Biden’s first weeks may be overshadowed by rising obstructionism, and timidity in his own party.
In the wake of an insurrection, reconstruction has always been an optimistic act of rebuilding, reimagining, and recreating our country.
The youngest inaugural poet encouraged us to own our history and repair our nation.
With one political party standing in support of a violent insurrection, we need better solutions than just “reconciliation.”
Multiple investigations at the state and federal level—plus private lawsuits—await Trump in private life.
President Biden’s inaugural address focused on bringing the nation together. But that won’t happen if “unity” means we revert to the way things used to be.
Activists prepared for months, expecting Trump to steal the election. They were right, and he failed.
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