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I have fostered 11 dogs, but it wasn’t until my most recent fostering experience that I really stopped to think about the series of events that brought the dog into my care. At the time of his arrival, I had just read Carol Mithers’s new book, Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America’s

It has been more than a half century since the Democratic Party believed that we could do impossible things. After being chastened by a silent majority and rocked by a Reagan revolution, Democrats retreated into what seemed like a permanent defensive position. From policy to rhetoric, the party operated under the assumption that this is

Some tragic, terrible days in American history are remembered as such in perpetuity. Consider the commemorations of 9/11, which never downplay the seriousness of the attacks or the suffering of those who experienced them. Remembrances of Pearl Harbor call to mind the sacrifices of those who served at the time. Vivid stories of battles and

In our home state of Texas, young voters like us can already see the foundations of Project 2025 taking shape. With Governor Greg Abbott pursuing consistent efforts to attack immigrant communities—from bussing migrants out of Texas to using killer razor-wire buoys in the Rio Grande—one of his latest priorities to push forward Senate Bill 4

Both Dems and Republicans have lost faith in national journalism. These four media critics weigh in on reestablishing its credibility with everyone.

Tia Levings’s recent memoir A Well-Trained Wife detailed her life in a patriarchal, Christian marriage. Her former husband was controlling, physically abusive, and believed he was theologically justified in “disciplining” her with spankings. Levings suffered a toll for taking any step outside of what her husband understood as his God-given authority. So, when I saw

We canvassed. We called. We rallied. We texted. We did everything we could to support the pro-democracy ticket against a man who has been convicted of crimes against the state, who has been adjudicated as a sexual predator, and who has committed frauds large and broad for his entire “career.” We worked long shifts, hiked

The day after former-President Donald Trump defeated Vice-President Kamala Harris, America’s national media began asking tough questions about how Trump planned to immediately deport millions of immigrants, a key campaign promise. How exactly would Trump institute high tariffs on foreign goods without cratering the U.S. economy? Would his stated goal of “firing woke generals” be

I’ve had a job since I was 14 years old. I’ve spent most of it working in the service industry. I have always been part of the working class here in America. The characteristics of the working class that apply to me are: food and beverage service, low to moderate income, and tipped hourly wages.

When Helena Stark decided to crochet her own wedding dress two months before her ceremony, she knew it would be a time crunch. She planned to chronicle her exhausting journey on her TikTok account (@squish.and.co), where she creates crochet and knitting content for half a million followers. “Because I am the queen of making rational