As Americans worry whether they’ll get their next paycheck, keep the lights on, or afford dinner tonight, an internal email dated October 31, 2025, from the halls of the U.S. Department of War (formerly the Department of Defense) lands addressed to “Policy Colleagues,” wishing them a “Happy Halloween” and announcing that the 59-minute early-departure rule […]
economic inequality
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America urgently needs a new affordable housing agenda
Dr. Benjamin Chavis warns that Trump’s housing strategy may spark another crisis — and urges a bold, bipartisan “abundance agenda” to increase housing supply and protect families.
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Why isn’t America working the way it’s supposed to?
American politics is becoming increasingly polarized and misgoverned, with prosecutors criminalizing politics.
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MN House Republicans: Black lives don’t matter
With the Minnesota State Legislature’s 2016 session slated to end next week, the issue of addressing economic inequality among its state citizenry of color may once again be ignored.