Opinion
Masters of the Media, Warped by Their Own Creation
What Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg all have in common.
Melissa Ryan
March 3, 2025
Melissa Ryan
Opinion
Elites Won’t Lead the Opposition to Trump
Now is the time to start showing up, making connections, and organizing in your community.
Melissa Ryan
February 17, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: Elon Musk’s Smash-and-Grab Coup
As Musk attempts to take apart the Federal government piece by piece, we’re all about to get educated about what the Federal government does and how it impacts everything from healthcare to public education.
Melissa Ryan
February 9, 2025
Opinion
Militias and Mafias: Two Factions Loyal to Trump and the Danger They Pose to Us All
One cohort promises revenge and almost certainly ensures more political violence in Trump’s name. The other has taken a wrecking ball to the federal government, risking the reliability of every service Americans rely on daily.
Melissa Ryan
February 2, 2025
Opinion
Tomorrow, Donald Trump Becomes a Lame Duck President
This reality limits Trump’s political capital and will be limited further should voters do the usual course correction in the next midterm elections.
Melissa Ryan
January 19, 2025
Opinion
Hold the Line: Organizing Resistance in Your Blue State or City
Our elected officials need to know what their constituents expect, and that we’ll have their backs when shit hits the fan.
Melissa Ryan
November 11, 2024
Opinion
Jack Smith’s Unsealed Brief Exposes a Violent MAGA Playbook Americans Will Likely Have to Confront Again
The brief does an incredible job outlining how Trump and his cronies wielded targeted harassment, threats, and incitement to violence strategically all through their attempt to overthrow the election.
Melissa Ryan
October 7, 2024
Opinion
Russian Interference Is in the News Again. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Considering how David Rubin, Tim Pool, and Benny Johnson loved to denounce and mock the idea of Russian interference in American politics as the “Russia Hoax,” it’s incredibly entertaining to watch them all describe themselves as victims of a Russian influence operation.
Melissa Ryan
September 8, 2024
Opinion
Project 2025 Exposed: What Leaked Videos Tell Us About MAGA’s Plan for a Second Trump Administration
Project 2025 is the MAGA blueprint for reshaping the American federal government and ensuring that America becomes an authoritarian state under its control.
Melissa Ryan
August 18, 2024
Pennsylvania Health Advocates Say Governor Shapiro Has Let Residents Down on Fracking Protections
April 3, 2025
A new report assesses the governor’s first two years, concluding that a few positive steps are outweighed by larger inaction.
How Democrats Can Win By Organizing from the County Up
April 2, 2025
In her new role as a party leader, Jane Kleeb is organizing Democrats to go on the offensive.
Homelessness Is Not Fun and Games, Though Nintendo Thinks It Is
April 2, 2025
Kids’ games like “Street Survival Homeless Simulator” available on Nintendo Switch illustrate just how broken our society has become as we commodify everything – even people’s suffering.
Pennsylvania Can’t Reject Improperly Dated Ballots, Federal Court Rules
April 1, 2025
The judge ruled that rejecting mail ballots for issues with the date on the outer envelope violates voters’ First Amendment rights, since voting is considered an expression of free speech.
Pennsylvania Immigrant Rights Advocates Urge Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act
March 31, 2025
“It is inconceivable that after decades of promises and political posturing, Congress has yet to pass a permanent solution for undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children and other undocumented people,” said Make the Road PA’s Armando Jiménez.
