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In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late.”
The 2026 election will be too late.
Here is what I know is true:
This is not normal.
This is not ok.
Joe Biden’s presidential administration focused significantly on growing the middle class. That was, in fact, the throughline of President Biden’s political career. He came from the middle class and saw a strong middle class as the engine of a successful economy and an opportunity for Americans to access housing, healthcare, food security, and education while stillContinue reading “Roadblocks on the Path to the Middle Class”
The thing about living in unprecedented times is that you will be called to do unprecedented things. Or at least things that are unprecedented for you. And make no mistake, we are living through unprecedented times. There is a tectonic shift happening around us all. This is not the normal partisan squabbling that happens in a healthy, two-party society. This is a technocratic takeover of ourContinue reading “Do Not Go Quietly”
The best job I ever had was working for a public health non-profit that advocated in support of cancer research programs at the National Institutes of Health. I am in awe of people who do biomedical research and provide direct health care to people who need it. I loved working in an environment where IContinue reading ““They are just playing with our lives because they can.””
If you are reading this website, it’s probably because you asked, “What can I do?” We are in the middle of the Trump administration’s shock and awe campaign. The daily deluge of headlines seems designed to inspire despondency. Thousands of federal workers fired over the course of two weeks. Government funds for programs frozen despiteContinue reading “If Not Me, Who? If Not Now, When?”
The swift and dramatic cuts to the federal workforce have rocked the DC area and the country at large. News outlets and social media platforms present a litany of testimonials from federal employees. Their stories are heartbreaking and shocking. Dedicated professionals were fired from public service jobs via emails that don’t even contain their nameContinue reading “When the DOGE Bites”
You know those stories about mill towns where a new owner closes the factory and everyone loses their jobs?
That’s what it’s like in DC right now but the factory is the federal government and the new owner is Elon Musk.
Civic Action Hub of Maryland 