Politics

Teachers Have Lost America’s Confidence. How Can They Get it Back?

During the 2012 Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike, the country witnessed unions’ ability to come together with working class parents and community members to score resounding victories, not just for teachers, but for other underserved groups. However,with the emergence of the global COVID-19 pandemic, this solidarity was put to the test when it became unsafe […]

The Pro-Life Paradox: States with the Worst Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States have the Most Extreme Abortion Laws

Anti-abortion activists neglect to advocate for measures that support parents and children Abortion rights advocates have long argued anti-abortion activists and legislators are simply pro-birth, not pro-life. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade this past summer, trigger laws have gone into effect in many states that enact total or near total bans on all […]