Policy

My experience trying to get my father adequate care showed me just how broken our system is.

The constant stress of simply getting minimal help and food is debilitating. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Washington state beat back efforts to repeal both a capital gains tax and a payroll tax that funds long-term care insurance. Illinois voters showed support for a tax hike on millionaires. Three red states passed paid leave.

The state’s Fair Share Amendment has helped fund education and transportation expansion without hampering economic growth.

Narratives of immigrants draining resources from the U.S. aren’t just wrong — the opposite is true. Immigration is critical to maintaining a functional economy.

I’m disabled and want to work. But if I earn “too much” — even if it’s not enough to live on — I’ll lose benefits. That’s not how it should be.

With its decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett, the Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to meaningful public campaign financing.

Eventually, we’ll all need care or will be caregivers ourselves. Now’s the time to start investing in a stronger care infrastructure.

True populism means confronting the forces that keep everyday folks down — hardship, inequality, and war.