
Republicans Want to Defund Our Libraries
“Defund the Library” succinctly encompasses the GOP’s free-market agenda to destroy public funding of institutions that enlighten and educate, all under the disingenuous banner of “protecting children.”
“Defund the Library” succinctly encompasses the GOP’s free-market agenda to destroy public funding of institutions that enlighten and educate, all under the disingenuous banner of “protecting children.”
The U.S. appears likely to legalize over-the-counter contraception—a critical step in increasing women’s bodily autonomy and economic independence.
The mounting scandals surrounding Clarence Thomas show the danger of lifetime appointments without ethical standards.
The company is firing union leaders, understaffing stores that are unionizing, and has even closed entire stores that have dared to take up union activity, including the first store in Seattle to unionize.
The right has narrowed the parameters of discussion on student debt forgiveness, and President Biden is not fighting back aggressively enough. We should, in fact, center the idea of fairness in this debate.
The Republican Party’s message is that those who are not either straight, white, cisgender men, or in service of white supremacist patriarchy, had better fall in line or face prohibition and the threats of violence.
Police killed more people last year than any other on record. Can reimagining city budgets make our communities safer?
It turns out that conservative politics — based on individualism and selfishness — is bad for everyone’s health.
The rail industry can thank Congress and the president for helping it secure $321 million in annual profits at the expense of workers.
Sunday’s event will feature local bands, student speakers, school board candidates, and organizing efforts to support LGBTQ youth and oppose books bans.
The MAGA millionaire whose PAC bankrolled right-wing school board candidates in 55 school districts across Pennsylvania last election cycle thinks people need to “protect” Central Bucks School District from outsiders’ influence. Maybe it’s his money and politics we need protecting from?
It’s no coincidence that advocates for loosening child labor restrictions also push for expanding charter schools and voucher programs.
A review of Matthew Dallek’s “Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right.”
Organizers say Thursday’s event is meant to serve as a message to local politicians to pass meaningful common sense gun legislation in the commonwealth.