Politics


7 Ways to Rise Up Against Trumpism 2.0

By Sonali Kolhatkar Since Donald Trump’s second term began on Jan. 20, 2025, his administration has aggressively launched a deluge of multipronged attacks on immigrants, transgender people, racial equity initiatives, federal workers, climate regulations, and…





The Federal Government is Too Small

Commentary by Algernon Austin and Jordan Billings When Donald Trump was born, the federal government work­force made up 4.5 percent of all nonfarm workers. Today, the federal workforce makes up only 1.5 percent. This is…


Veterans to GIs: We Will Support You

Veterans for Peace will support soldiers who question Trump’s orders By Veterans for Peace Veterans For Peace strongly objects to the Trump Admin­istration’s racist campaign of mass deportation of undocumented workers, who are our friends,…


In NC, Winning Is Not Enough—Yet

By Jenn Frye It’s November 15, 2024 and I’m in a room so packed with people that I wish I were wearing a t-shirt instead of my Car­olina Federation hoodie. More than 50 lead canvassers…


Decentralized Social Media

The only alternative to the tech oligarchy By Jason Koebler The TikTok ban and Donald Trump’s rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social…


Important Election Wins for Public Ed

By Jeff Bryant In a general election that was by-and-large disastrous for the Democratic Party, voters across the political spectrum united to oppose efforts by Republicans to privatize and politicize public schools. The wins mostly…