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If American workers want to secure the gains made by the Great Resignation and make sure the economy works for all of us, then we'll need more unions
"Striketober" may be over, but workers aren't stopping their fight to build a better future from th…
Mary Kay Henry
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There's an easy way to tax billionaires that would actually work
Congress should tax the personal loans that wealthy Americans take out to avoid paying taxes on the…
Emil Skandul
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I'm an evangelical pastor, and I biked 1,600 miles along the US-Mexico border. The only border crisis is America's disgusting treatment of migrants.
After talking with border residents and immigrants, it's clear the only crisis at the border is how…
Doug Pagitt
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I worked for years taking care of other people in their homes - now my own mom needs help. Congress is leaving critical workers like me out in the cold.
Caregivers are being left with few options. Congress is in a position to help, but they are tap-dan…
Beth Liebig-Dillion
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ANDREW YANG: News outlets like CNN and Fox News are only making America's problems worse. If we don't incentivize fair reporting, our country will be run on lies.
The divisive nature of 24-hour news has rotted our trust in each other. We should be able to have t…
Andrew Yang,Phil Shawe
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The Great Resignation is just the beginning. We have to prepare ourselves for a post-work world.
With workers realizing their worth, and automated jobs on the rise, we'll have to reinvent our rela…
Marie-Christine Nizzi
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Krysten Sinema is choosing lower taxes for the richest Americans over better healthcare for average Americans - and cutting the legs out from under the Build Back Better plan
In 2017, Kyrsten Sinema voted against Trump's agenda. Today, she's known as Big Pharma's favorite s…
Laura Packard
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I ran for office as a Republican in Virginia, but now I'm voting for the Democratic candidate for governor because the GOP has lost its way.
The choice is clear between Democratic Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin. Only one of t…
Matt Walton
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I'm in prison and I just had my first contact visit in 500 days. To reduce recidivism, prisons need to prioritize human contact.
The Washington DOC's slogan is "Working Together to Make Communities Safer.'' Now it's time for the…
Christopher Blackwell
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America's big cities are turning into housing catastrophes. If we want to fix this mess, we should try and copy Tokyo.
Local US governments impose housing restrictions for purely political reasons. In Tokyo, rules are …
Jairaj Devadiga
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As a DACA-protected immigrant, I know just how dire the need is for a pathway to citizenship. Congress has no excuse for not taking action.
Migrant workers on H2 visas are frequently subject to abuse, separated from their families for long…
Mari Perales Sánchez
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Insulin prices have tripled over the past decade. Diabetics like me are now being forced to choose between paying for groceries or our medication.
The price of insulin has skyrocketed over the years, and it's killing people who have to choose how…
Melissa McEwen
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Books don't make you brave - Trump administration officials should have spoken up when it actually mattered instead of whining to authors after the fact
It takes courage to stand up to your president. But doing so after the administration ends is usele…
Matt Walton
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I'm about to send my child to school even as the COVID-19 Delta variant is ripping through communities. It's a nerve-wracking experience millions of parents are going through every day.
Schools aren't safe enough to open, but political inaction on school shootings has primed parents i…
Kathi Valeii
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The Democrats are on the verge of completely and utterly blowing it for vulnerable Americans
If the Democrats don't pass the popular reconciliation and bipartisan bills, they'll lose the midte…
Carl Gibson
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More people are dying trying to cross the US-Mexico border than ever before. While Biden isn't building Trump's wall, his plans for the border could be just as harmful.
Biden's plan to increase border funding is a continuation of Trump's problematic policy, not a brea…
Will Meyer
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Mob-like criminals are getting into organized retail crime. A crackdown is needed before the safety of everyday shoppers is put at risk.
Professional thieves are stealing tons of product from retailers. Without action from lawmakers, th…
Hector Balderas
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As a teacher, I'm not willing to let anti-science scaremongers hurt my students or my colleagues. It's time for vaccine mandates in every school.
It's my responsibility to maintain a safe environment for my students. That's why we need to requir…
Matt Walton
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I'm a business owner who mandated vaccines for my employees and customers. Despite the arguments I've dealt with, I know it's the right thing to do for workers and for society.
The pushback we hear about mandating vaccines is easily refutable. I know because requiring that pe…
Benny Buller
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Stop comparing pandemic lockdowns to prison. As a formerly incarcerated person, what we went through over the last year is nothing compared to prison.
Understandably, the lockdown limited many people's movement and comfort. As a formerly incarcerated…