Beyond the election spotlight, Americans continue to press for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect their immigrant neighbors, and make businesses and not consumers bear the cost of new infrastructure investments to support their growth.
Almost seven million Americans marched, rallied, and sang patriotic songs on No Kings Day to protest the Trump regime’s grasp for power, demonstrating that democracy’s flame still burns bright in the United States.
Americans are demonstrating their resistance to one-man, single-party rule and expressing their continued commitment to democracy and the knowledge and solutions needed for it to thrive.
Major companies are defying the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in government, business, and the nonprofit sector. Their reason: DEI is good for business.
Despite steady decline in membership for most of the past forty years, unions may be on the verge of a comeback, spurred by stagnant wages, social issues, and the pandemic.
With a new administration in the White House committed to building greater political unity, criminal justice reform may serve as a source of common ground for Washington policymakers.
Unrestricted direct cash payments place trust in recipients and provide a faster, less burdensome path to providing aid.
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but it’s often lost in the 24/7 news stream or distorted or obscured, often intentionally so, by the people who make the news. The American Leader offers historical storylines and problem briefs to home in on what’s really happening beneath the surface of today’s headlines. We sift through the infostream for you, consulting and processing hundreds of sources to connect the dots and clarify the problems we face and showcase the efforts being made to solve them. It’s time-consuming work that needs your support.
We have to expect more to get more. We can make this a better country but only if we believe improving on the status quo is possible. A lot of people do believe and are hard at work to solve our systemic problems. We bring you their stories.
