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The AIDS Crisis Requires Investment, Not Rhetoric
During the State of the Union Tuesday night, Donald Trump exclaimed: “Together, we will defeat AIDS in America and beyond.” Some advocates and health experts have expressed excitement at the prospect of renewed White House efforts to combat the deadly virus. Trump’s high-minded rhetoric,…
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Shutdown Puts Strain On Nonprofits, Jeopardizes Domestic Violence Shelters
(Image: Martin Falbisoner, Creative Commons) The partial government shutdown—which has officially become the longest in history—underscores the crisis of leadership that the United States currently faces. Donald Trump has brought the complex operations of the federal government to a grinding halt in the name of his…
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Trump Foundation To Close, Proving No One Is Above Good Governance
(Image: Bin im Garten, Creative Commons) New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced that lawyers from the Trump Foundation have agreed to shutter the organization and commit to a court-supervised liquidation of its remaining assets. Underwood explained to reporters that state authorities uncovered “a shocking pattern…
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Act Now: How You Can Help Migrants Stuck At The Border
(Image: Fibonacci Blue, Creative Commons) Shocking images emerged this week showing U.S. military personnel firing tear gas at refugees seeking asylum in the United States. This is so incredibly shameful. Seeking asylum is not a crime. Shooting tear gas at asylum seekers lacks a basic level…
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The Trump Administration’s Anti-Transgender Hate
(Image: Jere Keys, Creative Commons) In a stunning attack on transgender people, the Trump Administration is looking to legally codify gender as a characteristic determined at birth. The Department of Health and Human Services is working to ensure that government agencies consider gender “on a biological…
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Federal Ruling Shows That Organized Labor Can Still Win
(Image: Djembayz, Creative Commons) Unions have experienced a string of setbacks this year. The Supreme Court enabled employers to preemptively bar workers from collective bargaining. Organizations ostensibly standing up for the social good have engaged in union-busting. Additionally, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is…
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By Turning Down Salesforce Donation, RAICES Walks the Walk
(Image: Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection) After the Trump Administration rolled out its ghastly family separation policy this summer, RAICES made headlines for its incredible fundraising haul. Dave and Charlotte Willner—two everyday citizens—began a RAICES fundraising campaign on Facebook that shattered the platform’s record, soaring…
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Mar-a-Lago Red Cross Gala Raises Questions
(The gates of luxury: outside of Mar-a-Lago) Does it matter where you host your charity gala? The days following Trump’s January 27 executive order were chaos. Customs and Border Protection agents were abruptly tasked with barring Syrian refugees’ entry to the United States indefinitely, blocking…
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New York AG Investigates Trump Foundation
(Photo: Gage Skidmore) While the Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton has drawn scrutiny for the international dealings of the Clinton Foundation, her opponent for the White House is mired in his own host of controversies relating to his philanthropic enterprise. On Tuesday, the New…
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Trump Uses Antisemitic Meme to Justify Antisemitic Meme
Donald Trump is certainly no stranger to controversy. The highly unpopular presumptive Republican nominee for president has alienated a number of demographics through his improvisational, reactive brand of demagogic populism. From mocking a disabled reporter to accusing Mexican immigrants of being rapists, Trump’s most offensive…
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