OPINION: Use your voice, even if it’s quiet
Maybe you’ve noticed it too: people who usually stay silent are starting to slowly speak up. For a lot of people, this moment in American history is a turning point.
Skyrocketing prices are not a future concern tied to tariffs; they are today’s reality. Losing Medicaid coverage is no longer hypothetical. Legislative budget writers are calling for cuts to public education, in addition to disability and dental benefits for state Medicaid recipients. We are watching a federal government that allows firearms for Jan. 6 protesters but says the Second Amendment has limits for people who disagree with the government. Meanwhile we are seeing the detaining of legal U.S. residents through haphazard immigration enforcement.
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