Politics

The president claims his deployment of the National Guard is about crime. The truth? It’s about control—and silencing the people who call this city home.

In this op-ed, Dr. Stacey Patton discusses Donald Trump's latest political stunt: unleashing the National Guard on the streets of Washington, D.C.

While all but two states have responded to Trump’s letter, about half of them have said they are not going to comply with its terms.

As RFK Jr. enacts policy changes that will hurt Americans, Joe Kennedy III is in the deep south developing a network of grassroots resistance.

To me, it is quite obvious how inherently racist all this gerrymandering is, yet I’m not hearing many others—including Democratic leadership.

Texas Democrats fled the state on Sunday to stall a vote on a new electoral map that would add five new GOP seats in the House of Representatives.

Cory Booker can deliver a speech, but aren’t y’all tired of politicians performing resistance versus engaging in any meaningful forms of it?

Trump is unraveling, and what’s more dangerous than his mental state is the power he still holds over a party willing to sell its soul for MAGA loyalty.

In this op-ed, Dr. Stacey Patton discusses Donald Trump's South African refugee program, which was recently confirmed to be for white people only.

Texas Republicans stunned legislators nationwide earlier this month when Governor Greg Abbott announced a special legislative session for flood relief would also focus on drafting a new electoral map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Texas’ redistricting effort resulted in a map that creates five new House seats in districts President Trump won by double digits […]

The “African vs. African American” divide is rooted in centuries of trauma, colonization, and deliberate miseducation. 

Let's talk about Trump's failing veins, his claims to have changed Coca-Cola’s recipe, and his administration’s decision to burn food.