Saturday, June 20, 2026

Bernie Sanders’ minimum wage bill would improve the lives of 40 million Americans

The Raise the Wage Act "would eliminate decades of growing wage inequality between the lowest-paid and the typical U.S. worker."

16-year-olds want to vote – and states are starting to listen to them

“We know that the earlier we can get people voting, the more likely we can keep them voting for the rest of their lives.”

Native American voting rights take center stage at Standing Rock congressional hearing

In North Dakota, members of Congress will hear testimony about barriers to the ballot box.

America’s recovery depends on an infrastructure of care

We urge members of Congress and the administration to pass permanent paid family and medical leave as part of a larger investment in our nation’s care infrastructure.

‘You only get what you’re organized to take’—lessons from the National Union of the...

“You can’t talk about the problems of poverty — the pain of it, the daily struggles to survive, the plight, the fight and the insight — without involving the newly emerging leaders from the growing ranks of the poor.”

Urgent to progressives: Stop fueling the anti-Russia frenzy

Such eagerness to share undocumented spin as absolute fact has led many progressive groups to go with knee-jerk reactions.

The Pain of Modern Life: Loneliness and Isolation

Our current socio-economic order way of living in this world is not how humans should be. According to Mohandas Gandhi, “all humanity is one undivided and indivisible family,” and without this sense of community, we are left feeling lonely and lost.

‘Morning Joe’ hosts accuse Trump of using National Enquirer to harass family

The National Enquirer also launched several false accusations against Trump's political rivals.

Yes, deniers, millions of Americans are among the poorest people in the world

Why is it so hard for people with wealth and power to admit all this?

The police will keep killing us until we stop criminalizing blackness and poverty

The murder of Harith “Snoop” Augustus by Chicago police is the latest reminder that we must hold our elected officials accountable for upholding a system that devalues Black life.