The expiration of the enhanced subsidies for Obamacare premiums could result in a significant increase in premiums, leaving many low-income individuals and families struggling to afford health insurance and forcing them to turn to short-term health plans that do not have the same benefits and protections as the Affordable Care Act.
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Posted inEducation
Can You Teach the Truth in America?
Educators, students, and organizers are pushing back against school censorship and book bans by participating in the Zinn Education Project’s Teach Truth Day of Action, which includes pop-up book giveaways and screenings of documentaries about resisting curriculum censorship.
Posted inOpinion
Juneteenth: The Freedom We Knew, the Truth They Couldn’t Handle
Juneteenth is an act of resistance that reflects our progress and failures, and challenges us to choose whether we want to keep waiting for someone else to read our freedom out loud, or whether we speak it ourselves and enforce it, for real, this time.
Posted inClimate Justice
The Fight to Preserve NOAA: Scientists Rally to Save Key Climate and Ocean Research
Former NOAA employees and allies rallied to save the agency from further cuts, citing its importance in climate, conservation, and weather forecasting, while former research biologist Dr. Holden Harris is now selling frozen chocolate bananas on the beach in Florida after being laid off in February.
Posted inOpinion
Our Lives Are on the Line—Again: What Political Violence Means for Black America
The recent targeted murders of elected officials in Minnesota are a national tragedy and a reminder of the deadly cost of divisive rhetoric, with Donald Trump’s use of inflammatory language being a prime example of how words can become weapons.
Posted inThis Week
Cardi B Slams Trump Over Immigration Raids: ‘Have Some Compassion’
Rapper Cardi B has spoken out against President Trump’s immigration policies, urging compassion for the affected communities and warning that the raids could lead to further deportation of immigrants.
Posted inNational
Children Pulled From Homes Under Trump Immigration Crackdown
The Trump administration has removed at least 500 migrant children from their homes and placed them into government custody as part of a welfare check campaign, raising concerns about the safety and well-being of the children and the use of these checks as a means of immigration enforcement.
Posted inThis Week
Trump’s 2024 Victory Under Scrutiny as Legal Complaints Target Elon Musk’s Election Tactics
A Wisconsin nonprofit has filed a complaint against Elon Musk and his political allies, alleging that they violated state election law by bribing voters to vote for Trump in the 2024 election.
Posted inThis Week
Newsletter for Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Happy Hump Day DW fam and welcome to Stay Woke! Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Wednesday, June 11, 2025! In today’s newsletter, the White House is still a mess, our […]
Posted inEducation
Should Black Students Choose College or Trades?
Black students are increasingly choosing trade schools over traditional four-year colleges due to rising college costs and stagnant wages for degree-holders, but educators recommend that students should be exposed to both options and not feel forced into one pathway.