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Does Every Vote Still Count?

Democrats don’t seem too worried about the current Republican war on voting rights. They should be.

Chris Winters | Jul 12, 2021

The Time to Secure Voting Rights Is Now or Never

Anti-democratic voter suppression bills are sweeping the country, taking aim at many of the methods that supported record turnout in the 2020 election.

Chris Winters | Jun 3, 2021

Opinion | Feminism | Wealth Inequality | American Families Plan | wage gap

Biden Bets Big on the Care Economy

The president’s American Families Plan takes its cue from feminist economists who have long advocated for a renewed focus on the social safety net.

Chris Winters | May 7, 2021

The War on Voting Reaches Home

The long struggle to secure voting rights enters a new stage, as Republicans across the country try to strip protections from state laws.

Chris Winters | Mar 8, 2021

Ah, Sweet Normalcy: Obstruction and Dysfunction

Initial progress in Biden’s first weeks may be overshadowed by rising obstructionism, and timidity in his own party.

Chris Winters | Feb 9, 2021

Opinion | Mental Health | United States | Bridging Divides

Biden Can’t Heal America By Himself. Here’s How to Help

Conversations across the lines of race, class, politics, and religion can have a transformative impact on a community.

J. Christopher Collins | Jan 29, 2021

Opinion | Donald Trump | Kamala Harris | abuse survivors | Inauguration

What the Inauguration Meant to Me, as an Abuse Survivor

I was unexpectedly emotional watching the Biden-Harris inauguration. Then I remembered the last time I felt so bowled over by basic decency.

Sunnivie Brydum | Jan 27, 2021

Opinion | Economy | Climate Crisis | Climate Change

What Will It Take to “Build Back Better”?

We’re in a time of global and national crises. President Biden must rise to the task.

David Korten | Jan 21, 2021

Opinion | Democrats | Insurrection | Republicans | Inauguration

Unity Is Impossible Without Accountability

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.

Chris Winters | Jan 20, 2021

This Insurrection Demands Justice

We can’t afford to wait 13 days until Trump is gone. The time to act is now.

Chris Winters | Jan 7, 2021

Opinion | United States

Biden Won. Now Comes the Hard Part

The electoral college has affirmed Biden’s election. But he’s inheriting a country in crisis that will test his administration in a way we haven’t seen since the Civil War.

Chris Winters | Dec 22, 2020

President Trump, My Father, and the American Love of Patriarchal Violence

I managed to rebuild my sense of self and safety starting the day I ran away from my father—only to then watch “him” win the White House in the guise of Donald Trump.

Anne M. Lauren | Dec 1, 2020

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