Uncertainty of the Affordable Care Act’s public option
While the public option of the ACA that was originally proposed has its advantages, it will be difficult to pass in Congress.
Paul Ryan’s slimy, gutless career is over, but D.C. politics still suck
Paul Ryan embodied everything wrong with D.C.’s political culture.
Increased gender diversity will transform religious leadership
More women are becoming religious leaders. That’ll prevent abuse and discrimination.
Maryland should lower the voting age and give voting rights to prisoners
Automatic voter registration is good — but not good enough.
Metro needs affordability and accessibility — not just infrastructure improvements
It should impose a flat fare, expand refunds and extend hours.
Trump’s war on the media
Trump’s attacks on the press are a threat to the first amendment, not just individual publications
Maryland is set to give inmates free menstrual products. That’s a win for women’s rights.
Feminine hygiene products are a necessity, not a privilege.
The U.S. isn’t doing its part to fight tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is the world’s deadliest infectious disease and the U.S. is cutting its budget to fight it.
Stop freaking out about campus identity politics
A bunch of famous professors think campus identity politics is a threat. They’re wrong