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Details: Written by Ben Jealous, president of People For the American Way; Published: 14 December 2021

Ben Jealous

Abrams demonstrated last year how effectively she can mobilize voters. She has seen every anti-voting-rights trick in the book.

Details: Written by Elizabeth Hovde, Director of the Center for Health Care, Washington Policy Center; Published: 24 November 2021

Elizabeth Hovde, Director of the Center for Health Care, Washington Policy Center

Starting in January, the unpopular law imposes a stiff new tax of 58 cents per $100 earned for every worker in the state

Details: Written by By Ben Jealous; Published: 22 November 2021

Ben Jealous

Just by being alive we can be sure of having moments of sadness as well as happiness. When you’re active in politics, you experience both wins and losses. Sometimes it can be hard to feel grateful.

Details: Written by By LaTricea Adams; Published: 18 November 2021

LaTricea Adams

Climate change affects us all, but its effects aren’t distributed equally.

Details: Written by Charlene Crowell; Published: 09 November 2021

As the cost of a college education continues to rise, an estimated 45 million consumers collectively owe a record $1.7 trillion dollars in student debt -- a $905 billion increase in just the past decade.

Details: Written by Ben Jealous; Published: 03 November 2021

Ben Jealous

Across the country, Republican state legislators have been busy imposing new voting restrictions and devising corrupt redistricting schemes to give their party more power than they could win under a fair system.

Details: Written by By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC); Published: 01 November 2021

This is a not a red state/blue state issue. This is a moral issue for all Americans.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 25 October 2021

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Global leaders have failed to take the action necessary to avert climate disaster and Oregon leadership is scant better.

Details: Written by Pascale Joassart-Marcelli, San Diego State University; Published: 14 October 2021

Pascale Joassart-Marcelli

What could be the downside of fresh veggies, homemade empanadas and a pop-up restaurant specializing in banh mis?

Details: Written by Maxine Fitzpatrick; Published: 22 September 2021

Maxine Fitzpatrick

When and why did the United States of America chose the wealth of a few over the health, wealth, and well-being of so many

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