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Soft Secession: How Blue States Are Rewriting American Federalism
When Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker declared, “This is not about fighting crime,” he voiced a deeper truth: blue states are no longer...
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Betrayed in the Coalfields: The Trump Administration’s Attack on Miners’ Health
The Trump administration cut funding for mobile black lung X-ray unit. For more than 20 years, NIOSH’s “Miners Choice” mobile unit has...
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Aug 71 min read


Sticker Shock: Vehicle Insurance Rate Are Going Up
Drivers across the U.S. are feeling the sting of rising car insurance premiums—and President Trump’s tariffs may be to blame. While the...
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Aug 61 min read


Defunding Truth: How Trump and Conservatives Killed Public Media
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has announced it will wind down operations by September 30th following the withdrawal of federal...
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Aug 11 min read


Trump’s Tariffs Are Driving Up Drug Costs - And There’s No Quick Fix
The Trump administration’s latest 15% tariff on pharmaceutical imports from the European Union is already pushing up prescription drug...
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Jul 312 min read


Trump Promised to Deport the “Worst of the Worst” – So Where Are They?
Six months into his presidency, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security claimed that over 300,000 undocumented immigrants had been...
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Jul 291 min read


Trump’s Sabotage of the ACA Is Costing Americans More Than Ever
As Americans brace for the steepest rise in Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums since 2018, it’s important to remember who’s driving these...
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Jul 241 min read


Congress Must Have Unobstructed Access to ICE and Federal Facilities
Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), joined by Reps. Maxwell Frost (FL-10) and Delia Ramirez (IL-03), introduced the Congressional Oversight...
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Jul 221 min read


The GOP: Guardians of Pedophiles
The Republican Party loves to talk about “law and order,” but their actions around Jeffrey Epstein tell a different story. In 2008,...
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Jul 181 min read


The “Big Beautiful Bill”: ICE’s Billion-Dollar March Toward Authoritarianism
The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” gives ICE more funding than Russia spends on its military – a chilling sign of what’s to come. With a...
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Jul 101 min read


Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill and the Great Die Off
Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is poised to trigger the deadliest health care crisis since his disastrous COVID-19 response —...
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Jul 82 min read


Gov. Shapiro Slams GOP’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill”
Governor Josh Shapiro is going all in to oppose the Republican-backed “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” warning of devastating consequences...
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Jul 11 min read


Senate Parliamentarian Challenges Key Provisions in Trump’s “Big Beautiful” Bill
Sometimes the Senate works as it should—thanks in part to its little-known rule enforcer: the Parliamentarian. This nonpartisan official...
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Jun 241 min read


FEMA Chief didn’t know the US had a hurricane season
As hurricane season begins, a chilling reality looms over millions along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts: FEMA may not come. Under the Trump...
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Jun 51 min read


The “Big Beautiful Bill” Bars Courts from Holding the Administration in Contempt
Hidden deep in Trump’s so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" is a dangerous provision that would block courts—including the Supreme Court—from...
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May 271 min read


Memorial Day, Medicaid, and Trump's Big Lie
Memorial Day is a time to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives to protect our democracy. Their sacrifices demand more than...
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May 251 min read


Trump's Broken Promise: House GOP Bill Triggers Devastating $500 Billion Medicare Cuts
On Wednesday, a sobering report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed what many feared: the House GOP's One...
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May 221 min read


America at a Crossroads: Democracy Won’t Save Itself
Political scientist Steven Levitsky warns that America has entered an era of “competitive authoritarianism” – a system where leaders...
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May 201 min read


The New Resistance Review
What you may have missed this week (read more at the New Resistance Review): Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act Reform undermines state...
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May 181 min read


The World’s Richest Man Wants America’s Poorest Children to Starve
At a time when inflation is already squeezing working-class families, Elon Musk—the world’s richest man—appears eager to tighten the...
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May 171 min read
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