In OtherWords: March 25, 2026

By Peter Certo | March 25, 2026
Costs for the war in Iran continue to mount for the global economy, U.S. consumers, and perhaps soon enough, taxpayers. This week in OtherWords, Lindsay Koshgarian highlights the Pentagon’s shocking $200 billion request to fund the war. That’s more than enough, she notes, to restore health insurance and SNAP benefits to everyone losing them under the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful…Read More

3/25/2026 — What You Can Do This Week

By Devante Jefferson | March 25, 2026
JOIN OUR LIST Every week, People’s Action shares actions you can take online and with our member group When asked if there was any price tag that would make Trump’s attack on Iran unaffordable, Trump’s treasury secretary said, “absolutely not.”Trump officials are now dismissing the costs of war in Iran on our communities, saying hurting “consumers” is the last thing…Read More

MIGOP Precinct Delegate Appears to be Recruiting ICE Impersonators for Polls

By Progress Michigan | March 25, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan March 25, 2026 Contact: Levi Teitel, [email protected] MIGOP Precinct Delegate Appears to be Recruiting ICE Impersonators for Polls MIGOP delegate and election worker wants ICE cosplayers at the polls MICHIGAN – Last week an Oakland County Republican Party precinct delegate for congressional district 6, by the name of Roswell “Ross” Barranco, posted on Facebook that he…Read More

Neutrality or Safety: You Cannot Have Both

By Heather Thomas | March 25, 2026
Kate Bailey lives in South Burlington. She is a former chair of the South Burlington School Board and Chair of the South Burlington Progressive Party City Caucus.Last week, South Burlington City and school district leaders had the opportunity to respond to the harm and fear ICE inflicted on our community. The statements can be summed up with a general concern…Read More

The Future of Conservative Populism

By Henry Olsen | March 25, 2026
Conservative populism has now firmly established itself as a significant force in most of the Western world. It remains unclear, however, whether it can build on that to become a dominant power.The evidence of significance is overwhelming. Populist parties regularly receive twenty or more percent in national elections, at times exceeding thirty percent. Leaders such as Donald Trump, Sanae Takaichi,…Read More

Nandy backs Andy but stalemate continues

By Ethan Croft | March 24, 2026
Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, committed news yesterday when she called for Andy Burnham to be allowed to run for parliament. In January Burnham was blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election by Labour’s National Executive Committee. NEC officers said that Burnham going to Westminster would create the unnecessary expense of a Greater Manchester mayoralty by-election (they were…Read More

Could Obama Win a Democratic Primary Today?

By Michael Baharaeen | March 24, 2026
Picture a candidate running for elected office who fits this description:He believes marriage should be between one man and one woman;He criticizes the incumbent president for being too soft on illegal immigration;He proudly touts America’s relationship with Israel in a speech to AIPAC, the country’s top pro-Israel lobbying group;He supports limits on abortion, calling it a “moral” issue, and inserts…Read More