Corporations Should Pay Their Fair Share for Human Needs
Corporations pay lower taxes than ever. A modest corporate tax hike would be transformative.
Historic Relief for American Families Is on Its Way to Your Bank Account
If you’re a parent, odds are you’ll be getting a direct deposit very soon.
We Can Have the Filibuster or Democracy, Not Both
The warning from democracy advocates is clear: Kill the filibuster and pass the For the People Act, or our democracy won’t survive.
Now’s the Time to Unrig the Tax Code
Leaked IRS data proves the rumors are true: Many billionaires pay no income taxes. Will that spur reform?
Killing to Show That Killing Is Wrong
As Arizona’s push to revive Nazi-era gas executions shows, the death penalty is barbaric.
Employers: If You Want Workers, Pay a Living Wage
It’s not that people don’t want to work — it’s that they don’t want to work for so little.
Humanizing the People Police Kill
The standard, often unreliable reporting on police killings dehumanizes victims — a fact my own family knows too well.
The Man for the Moment Who Must Do More
Biden deserves praise for going big and bold on the economy. Let’s push him to go bigger and bolder.
What Chinatowns Can Teach Us About Community
As our country looks to “build back better,” Chinatowns show how to foster vibrant, welcoming communities of all kinds.
Rebuilding Black-Owned Businesses after COVID-19
The pandemic hit Black entrepreneurs especially hard. To recover, we need to treat the pre-existing conditions.
Biden’s Jobs Plan Will Help Seniors Get Care At Home
By supporting quality home care, the plan will help seniors avoid dangerous, for-profit nursing facilities.
Voter Suppression Is An Attack On Democracy — And My Faith
My faith teaches me to stand with the marginalized, whose voting rights are now under sustained assault.
I Want Civil Rights. They Want to Talk About Sports.
Republicans are leveraging public ignorance about trans people to deny Queer Americans basic civil rights.
The Day I Became Anti-War
A personal recollection on the day that launched the Iraq War — and its lessons for us 18 years later.
We All Need Transit — Whether We Ride It or Not
Without public transit, I couldn’t have gotten my degree. And all of us need it to keep our planet livable.