Making the Case for Public Rail Ownership
The toxic rail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was a symptom of a privatized rail system that prioritizes profit over public safety.
Policy
Tax ‘Two-fers’ That Raise Revenue and Encourage Good Corporate Behavior
In Senate testimony, Sarah Anderson encouraged lawmakers to go bold in the 2025 tax debate to raise revenue and curb Wall Street and corporate recklessness.
Maximizing CHIPS Subsidy Benefits for Workers — Not CEOs
Commonsense guardrails are needed to protect taxpayers dollars from wasteful stock buybacks and excessive CEO pay.
Progressive Democrats Call for Stronger CHIPS Subsidy Guardrails to Prevent Wasteful Stock Buyback Spending
A new report reveals that chipmakers in line to receive massive subsidies could’ve given $27,000 annual bonuses to 300,000 employees with the money they blew on buybacks over the past five years.
California Moves to Ban Forced Prison Labor — But There’s Still More to Do
Sixteen states still allow the incarcerated to be forced into labor for a pittance, a historical extension of slavery that must be eradicated.
We Need Our Public Libraries, and Now They Need Us Too
Our public libraries are already doing amazing work combating inequality — we just need to make sure they have the funds to keep doing it.
25 Years After Olmstead v. L.C., Its Promise of Equality for People with Disabilities Remains in Limbo
Lack of resources for disability service providers threatens to reverse the gains made from the landmark Supreme Court case.
Two Years After Dobbs, the Fight Goes On
In the two years since Roe fell, access to abortion has become ever more restricted. Despite legal losses, the fight for reproductive rights rages on.
I Got Help. Now I Give Back. That’s How a Healthy Society Should Work.
If lawmakers slash the social safety net any further, millions of stories like mine won't be possible.