Alexandra Jacobo
Alexandra Jacobo is a progressive writer, activist, and mother who began her political involvement in earnest passing out blankets to occupiers in Zuccotti Park in 2011. She is concerned with educating the public and inspiring them to take action on progressive issues that promote positive change at home and abroad.
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How a trojan horse project to rewrite our constitution could actually happen if Trump...
It’s often said that if Trump is reelected, it’ll be the end of democracy in America. But how could Trump get reelected,...
‘Astonishing’ Texas legal Win tops decades of clean-water heroism
Precedents Set: Big $$ Penalty Fueled by Key Citizen Evidence
Sometimes, unstoppable anti-pollution champions must get their feet...
Fracking wastewater may trigger earthquakes for decades even after operations cease
"That has some very interesting and I think important consequences for how we understand the hazard posed by oilfield wastewater disposal."
Trump’s send-them-back doctrine
During the height of Stalin’s purges, the great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich kept a packed suitcase near the door of his apartment.
A border patrol agent reveals what it’s really like to guard migrant children
The Border Patrol agent, a veteran with 13 years on the job, had been assigned to the agency’s detention center in McAllen,...