Andor lays new groundwork for navigating political infighting and moral gray areas regarding violence in rebellion through historical parallels and the sharpest dialogue in any Star Wars project to date.
Who Gets Hurt When Congress Cuts Healthcare and Food Aid? Everyone But the Rich.
House Republicans just passed a “big, beautiful” budget bill that would devastate basic needs programs for the most vulnerable Americans in order to pay for tax breaks for the rich. It now heads to the Senate, where Republicans aim to pass a final version by July 4.
Who gets hurt when Congress cuts healthcare and food aid?
Children with disabilities who lose access to therapy. Seniors who can no longer afford their medications. Single mothers choosing between rent and food. Adults with disabilities forced from their homes into institutions. Rural families left without doctors or groceries. Over 10 million people who could lose Medicaid. More than 42 million who rely on SNAP. And every American who believes that basic dignity shouldn’t depend on your ZIP code, income or party in power.
Profiles in Courage: IRS vs. ICE? Melanie Krause Quit Rather Than Hand Over Your Tax Data for Deportations
Profiles in Courage honors the extraordinary women and men who have transformed American institutions through principled public service. At a time when trust in government is fragile, these stories offer a powerful reminder of what ethical leadership looks like—from those who litigate for civil rights and resign on principle, to those who break military barriers and defend democracy on the front lines.
As soon as Trump took office, the administration unveiled a plan to share IRS taxpayer data with the Department of Homeland Security to accelerate immigration enforcement. On the morning of Tuesday, April 15 (coincidentally Tax Day), Krause convened her leadership team. With quiet resolve, she announced that she would accept a deferred resignation offer rather than lend her name or the agency’s credibility to a policy she believed threatened taxpayer privacy, undermined statutory limits and risked eroding voluntary compliance.
“If the public cannot trust that their confidential returns will remain sacrosanct,” she said, “the foundation of our tax system cracks.”
Orwell’s ‘1984’ Is Now—Thanks to Trump’s Playbook of Reversal, Gaslighting and Control
Many have fallen for Trump’s lies—or don’t care about the truth. His cronies hope to acclimatize us, like a frog in warming water, to the atrocities of Trump’s authoritarian regime. If we continue down our current trajectory, I fear we are destined to become the controlled and manipulated society of Orwell’s 1984.
To think clearly, we must challenge their lies and relentlessly, loudly and clearly speak the truth. And we must invest in science, higher education, open debate and critical thinking without fear of penalty.
Extreme Texas Abortion Pill Bill, Seen as National Model, Fails to Advance
A sweeping Texas bill that would have enabled $100,000 lawsuits against anyone providing abortion pills failed to advance after intense public scrutiny and despite heavy lobbying from antiabortion groups and backing from top Republican leaders.
“The antiabortion movement knows if they want to stop abortion in the future, they have to stop pills, but historically, that’s a hard thing to do,” said David Cohen, a law professor at Drexel University who has helped craft state shield laws. “It’s a hard thing to do to stop a drug. That’s partly why the antiabortion movement is flailing.”
Keeping Score: Trump Administration Attacks Immigrant Students; Pregnant Women Left Behind in RFK Jr.’s COVID Policy Shift; House GOP Targets SNAP and Medicaid
In every issue of Ms., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in this biweekly roundup.
This week:
—House Republicans pass a reconciliation bill with almost $1 trillion in cuts to SNAP and Medicaid; feminists call it “unacceptable, inhumane and reckless.”
—”There is literally no oversight happening in this committee under the GOP,” laments Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on DOGE, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
—Mahmoud Khalil’s powerful letter to his newborn son: “How is it that the same politicians who preach ‘family values’ are the ones tearing families apart?”
—Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s HHS will no longer advise pregnant women and children to receive the COVID vaccine, an unusual decision that sidesteps standard CDC process.
—Women-owned small businesses have higher job satisfaction.
—A federal judge attacks protections for LGBTQ Americans.
… and more.
Profiles in Courage: Colonel Susan Meyers Defied Trump’s Greenland Annexation Push—And Was Relieved of Command
Profiles in Courage is a series honoring the extraordinary women and men who have transformed American institutions through principled public service. At a time when trust in government is fragile, these stories offer a powerful reminder of what ethical leadership looks like—from those who litigate for civil rights and resign on principle, to those who break military barriers and defend democracy on the front lines.
When Colonel Susan Meyers assumed command of Pituffik Space Base, America’s northernmost military installation, in July 2024, she inherited more than a remote outpost carved from the Arctic ice. She inherited an unbroken 70-year alliance with Denmark and Greenland, 200 airmen and guardians under her care, and a delicate diplomatic balance in an era of rising political tension.
On April 10, 2025, the U.S. Space Force relieved Colonel Meyers of command, citing “a loss of confidence.”
In the Face of Trump’s Erasure, We Must Write Women Back Into the Story
As Trump’s executive orders call for the deletion of women’s accomplishments from federal websites, it’s more imperative than ever to fight back against this threatening erasure.
The Corporations That Turned Their Backs on Hungry Children
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a reconciliation bill so cruel, it defies belief: slashing nearly $300 billion from SNAP, our country’s most vital nutrition program, and gutting Medicaid—ripping food from the mouths of children and care from the hands of those who need it most.
Eleven major American corporations—companies that proudly trumpet their “partnerships to end hunger” in PR campaigns and glossy reports—endorsed the Republican bill that will increase hunger and suffering for millions of American families.
This Public School Program Is Grooming Kids to Hate Through Bible Study
When you think about Bible study, images might pop into your head of kids learning principles like forgiveness or loving thy neighbor, and that’s just what LifeWise Academy advertises on its website: “a supportive and inclusive atmosphere where everyone feels valued.” But for many parents and LGBTQ kids in at least 591 American public schools with LifeWise programs, that’s far from the truth.
LifeWise Academy is a conservative Christian organization that takes public school students off school property to “integrate a Bible class into their weekly class schedule.” For an hour a week, students from kindergarten through 12th grade learn about religious concepts rooted—in part—in homophobia and transphobia. LifeWise’s growth in the U.S. reflects a trend of politicians and lawmakers attempting to incorporate Christianity in public schools and minimize LGBTQ representation.