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Vermont Rep. Becca Balint: Stop Demonizing Young People

"This is about supporting and making a safe place for all kids, and that is not a radical idea."

Why Have We Seen So Many Industrial Disasters This Year?

Including the East Palestine, OH, train derailment and water contamination in Philly.

How to Be a Better Ally This Pride Month and Beyond

Protecting LGBTQ+ rights is up to all of us.

When Tarra Simmons Was in Prison, She Never Dreamt of Running for Office

Simmons has broken “the concrete ceiling for other formerly incarcerated people to run.”

Students, Working People and Climate Activists Just Got Thrown Under the Bus

The debt ceiling deal came at the expense of those who aren’t wealthy.

VP Kamala Harris Talks About the Real Impact of Abortion Bans

This is the post-Roe reality in states like Missouri.

The True Story of a Young Queer Couple Separated at the U.S. Border

Oscar and Darwin fled Honduras over homophobic harassment.

Yes, the Head of the North Carolina Democrats Is 25 — So What?

“I want to show people that young people are so capable.”

Billionaires Are Bad for the Planet — Here’s How

It literally costs the Earth to live like a billionaire.

Why Sanctions Are Known As the ‘Silent Killer’

The US uses sanctions more than any other country in the world, by a lot.

A 16-Year-Old Girl Made Brown v. Board of Ed Possible

Barbara Rose Johns organized a strike at her segregated school after the death of her best friend.

Borders Are a Cornerstone of Capitalism

Here’s how.

What It’s Like to Be Georgia’s First Muslim, Palestinian American Lawmaker

“Everything I did felt like uncharted territory for somebody like me.”

George Santos Is In Custody After Being Charged With 13 Crimes

The charges range from money laundering to fraud to lying about his finances. 
Carroll v. Trump

Trump Is Found Liable for Sexually Abusing Writer E. Jean Carroll

A federal jury awarded Carroll $5 million in total damages.

What Copaganda Is and Why It’s So Dangerous

Civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis explains.

How I Stopped Feeling Depressed About Politics

And realized I have agency and power.

This ‘School’ Will Teach You How to Be an Organizer

Movement School teaches young people how to run for office and lead progressive campaigns.

We Live in A Society, Whether You Like It Or Not

On the deaths of Jordan Neely, Banko Brown, and Amy St. Pierre.

When Your Loved Ones Go Missing and Authorities Don’t Care

“We have no idea where she could be.”