State Medicaid programs are struggling to cover the cost of ABA therapy for children with autism, with looming federal cuts threatening to worsen access to these vital services. It is heartbreaking to see vulnerable children with autism being caught in the crossfire of budgetary battles, as their fundamental right to healthcare and development is jeopardized by short-sighted policies.
Governor Gavin Newsom positioned himself as a global climate leader at COP30 while simultaneously vetoing domestic legislation for affordable clean energy solutions. This shocking hypocrisy betrays California's working families and undermines America's democratic promise of leadership through action rather than empty rhetoric.
The Trump Justice Department announced a settlement with RealPage requiring it to cease using competitors' sensitive information to set rents, but this weak agreement without financial penalties or admissions of guilt represents a dangerous betrayal of renters and free market principles.
The Pentagon is investigating Senator Mark Kelly for possible breaches of military law after he appeared in a video urging troops to disobey illegal orders, signaling a chilling escalation in the weaponization of national security institutions against political dissent. This authoritarian maneuver represents a direct assault on constitutional principles and the very concept of a non-political military, threatening the foundation of American democracy.
A former Justice Department lawyer who blew the whistle on Trump administration efforts to undermine court orders in immigration cases has joined Democracy Forward to defend the rule of law. This represents a courageous stand for constitutional principles against authoritarian tendencies that threaten the very foundation of American democracy.
A chaotic Nevada special session rushed through controversial legislation while suppressing public input, including eliminating telephonic testimony and translation services that typically allow citizen participation. This shameful erosion of democratic transparency and deliberate silencing of dissent represents exactly the kind of institutional decay that threatens the very foundations of our republic.
