Big Pharma is Trying to Stop Patients Like Me From Getting Affordable Life-Saving Medicines
The Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act allows Medicare to negotiate fairer prices for consumers, but pharmaceutical companies are suing under the guise of concern for patients. I don’t buy it.
How Tenant Screening Algorithms Deepen Housing Disparities
The hidden biases and discriminatory practices embedded in tenant screening algorithms create huge challenges faced by low-income renters seeking a place to call home.
As Glenn Youngkin Tries to Erase American History, Students Like Me Are Fighting Back
We can’t let conservatives attack our right to a full education. I’m organizing my friends to get involved, and you should, too.
Too Hungry to Take Part in Democracy
Food insecurity forces many Americans to focus on basic survival, making it harder to play an active role in a democratic system. But community groups can organize to end this cycle.
Childcare Workers and Organizers React to Historic Victories as We Wrap Care Workers Recognition Month
In a powerful week for the childcare movement, providers reflect on Biden’s executive actions on care and their time at the Care Workers’ Can’t Wait Summit.
Tax Day Was Stressful, Especially For Black Americans
Meanwhile, the ultra-wealthy aren’t paying their fair share.
Six Women Child Care Organizers to Watch
This women’s history month, I want to honor the contributions of these childcare providers, mothers, and organizers who are working to make a 21st century childcare system a reality.
How Violence Against Women in New Mexico is Trying to Intimidate Them from Political Service
Even in a state with strong representation from women, violent threats, sexual harassment, and unpaid positions can deter them from fully participating in civic life.
Organizer Erika Washington Continues Tradition of Black Women-Led Activism in Las Vegas
In a town where everybody’s looking for their ace in a hole, Erika Washington hit the jackpot with a local legend known as Miss Ruby.
‘Clarissa’s Battle’ Defies the Typical Hero Story Trope of Doing It All on Your Own
Dedicated to bucking the bootstraps narrative, Doutherd approached the film with an organizer’s eye. She points to the “often boring and unfun” everyday actions of base-building.