We Have Work To Do On Immigration

Nicholas Johnson reads from his book Columns of Democracy at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City March 30, 2019. photo: Trish Nelson The Constitution’s 14th Amendment requirements of “due process” and “equal protection of the laws” apply to “any person,” not just citizens. For those fleeing persecution, and can prove it, international and U.S. law provide they are entitled to…Read More

Legislature passes bill to give $90 million to Planned Parenthood, women's health

California lawmakers on Monday approved a one-time infusion of $90 million for Planned Parenthood and other women’s health clinics, a direct respond to the Trump administration’s cuts to reproductive healthcare and access to abortion providers. planned parenthood,california lawmaker,woman,state,health,abortion provider,bill,cut,healthcare,trump,last year,legislation,hospital,legislature,version Source link www.latimes.comRead More

Ossoff Running Hard on GOP Indifference to Health Care Crisis

The issue that Democrats last year thought might boost them this year has not gone away. One key Senate candidate understands, as I noted at New York: Enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies benefiting over 20 million Americans expired at the end of last year. It was such a big deal that the need to address it became the principal Democratic rationale for triggering…Read More

Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled

House of Representative, Office of Delia RamirezIn solidarity with Minnesota communities being hurt by DHS’s ongoing occupation of the Twin Cities, we’re donating all new revenue from today’s edition of the newsletter to The Energy CENTS Coalition, a St. Paul-based nonprofit that helps struggling folks pay their utility bills. If you aren’t already a paid subscriber and would like to…Read More

“VIVA LA MUERTE!”

À propos de l’intervention militaire américaine au Venezuela Si l’on devait trouver un slogan pour illustrer ce qui caractérise la politique des principaux pays du monde actuel, ce serait « Viva la muerte ! ». Il s’agit pour eux de développer tous les moyens, matériels et idéologiques, pour davantage de carnages humains. Pour que les choses soient claires, le gouvernement…Read More

In OtherWords: February 5, 2026

The Trump administration has attempted to justify its harsh crackdown on immigrants as helpful for American workers. But as Sarah Lazare reports this week, the overwhelming evidence is that it’s doing the opposite. Sarah points to examples, from labor organizers being targeted for deportation to federal immigration agents harassing U.S.-born workers on a picket line. And she highlights a growing…Read More

Progress Michigan Announces Justin Mendoza as New Executive Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan February 5, 2026 Contact: Levi Teitel, [email protected] Progress Michigan Announces Justin Mendoza as New Executive Director Seasoned organizer and public servant to lead the organization into a new chapter fighting for a more progressive and just Michigan LANSING, MI — Progress Michigan today announced that Justin Mendoza (he/him) has been named the organization’s new…Read More

US deploys three warships to Haiti

The US Embassy in Haiti announced the arrival of three warships in the Caribbean country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. In a statement released on social media, the US diplomatic service said: “At the direction of the secretary of war, the USS Stockdale, USCGC Stone, and USCGC Diligence have arrived in the Bay of Port-au-Prince as part of Operation Southern Spear.” Operation Southern…Read More