Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II explains how we can build on the momentum of local victories for democracy reform, and unrig our system to build a truly just America.
Nsé Ufot, Executive Director of the New Georgia Project, explains the devastating consequences of the Supreme Court's shameful 2013 decision to gut the Voting Rights Act. From purging eligible voters from the voter rolls and cutting back early and absentee voting to closing polling places and using strict voter ID requirements, voter suppression is wreaking havoc on our electoral process, and it's disenfranchising voters of color at every turn.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why Joe Biden and the Democrats' political window of opportunity is closing fast.
Serious question: Why in the hell do we allow members of Congress to trade stocks?
Why not let people vote for the candidates they actually like, instead of forcing them to vote against candidates they hate? Ranked choice voting is the answer.
It used to be normal for the House of Representatives to expand. It wasn’t until 1929 that Congress arbitrarily capped the size of the House at 435 members. Back then, each House member represented roughly 200,000 people. Today, that number is 760,000. Expand the House.
Silicon Valley Bank. Signature Bank. First Republic Bank. Together, these three failed banks held more assets than the 25 banks that collapsed during the 2008 financial crash. How can we prevent this financial meltdown from getting worse? Make banking boring again.
Trump's billionaire Cabinet picks have huge sums of money tangled up in the industries they're tasked with overseeing. Can we really trust that they will act in the public interest?
DOGE is a trojan horse for Elon Musk to gut labor, consumer, and environmental protections. If he actually wanted to cut waste, he'd look at the massive tax loopholes, government contracts, and subsidies that benefit the wealthy and large corporations.