by Amy Boscov Now that the Build Back Better bill has passed the House, people are assuming that it will be a struggle to get it past the Senate. It doesn’t have to be. In fact, the Democrats can pass this bill plus more if they really want to. The…

It’s a threat to our future — it shouldn’t be this way by Stephen Leas In early November, after 2 weeks of talks at the annual climate conference for world leaders known as the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, so-called world leaders came to an agreement on…

“My approach is to be honest — really honest — and consistent. That is what any growth will take. It is an issue I think the [young] generation can be courageous enough to comb through.” — Michaela Angela Davis Introduction This letter serves as Sunrise Movement Baltimore’s written response to…

by Amy Boscov When the high school football team faced a challenge on the acclaimed show “Friday Night Lights,” it would pull together with a now-familiar rallying cry: “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.” …

Content Warning: This article mentions genocide, human trafficking, and sexual violence The Enbridge Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota is a continuation not just of dirty energy infrastructure, but of centuries of genocide and oppression of Indigenous people. If successfully built, it will stretch from Alberta to Wisconsin, crossing 227 lakes…

by John Scheinman On the evening of May 25, an interfaith vigil took place in tiny Bishop Square Park, right outside my home in Tuscany-Canterbury, at the foot of the base of a statue that no longer stands — the Confederate Women’s Monument, by J. Maxwell Miller. …

by C. Matt Hill “ … I ask you that you hear us. That you provide housing protections for the most vulnerable…” -@CasaForAll member Cecilia “My contract is expiring soon and I’m worried they’ll use that as a weapon to evict me.” -@CasaForAll member Karla “All my patients are either…

by Molly Sherman Months ago, the Baltimore City Board of Estimates decided to vote on the future of the BRESCO Wheelabrator incinerator the day after the nation’s most historic election, cowardly trying to do their work while people’s attentions were elsewhere. Despite their attempts to brazenly shield the vote from…

by Charlie Crawford Safe and hygienic working conditions. Hazard pay and healthcare assistance. Emergency action plans. Even today, 10 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, these rights which should be given unquestioningly to Maryland’s essential workers are being provided sparsely and irregularly by employers. According to healthcare union 1199SEIU, these issues…