President Trump announced in his Inauguration Address that he is poised to sign multiple executive orders that punish immigrants all while wasting government resources. This includes:  Declaring “illegal” immigration a national emergency, which would allow the...

This week the US Senate is voting on S.5, also known as the Laken Riley Act. This bill will criminalize immigrants and apply “mandatory detention” for any undocumented person arrested or charged, rather than convicted, of a non-violent theft-related offense, without...

This week Congress will be voting on H.R. 28, a bill which would effectively ban transgender women and girls from competing on women's athletic teams that receive federal funds. This discriminatory proposal seeks to exclude transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people from...

Our democratic institutions are contingent on the idea that each person’s voice is represented by their vote. Right now, barriers exist for voters of color, veterans, voters with disabilities, rural voters, new Americans, and young people. Recently, Congress has been moving...

Juneteenth (June 19) commemorates the day when the last group of enslaved people in the United States learned that emancipation was the full law of the land. Leading up to Juneteenth, we must reckon with our own responsibility to make freedom a reality.  Slavery...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States has been impacted by 24 climate disaster events exceeding $1 billion in damages so far in 2024 alone. Ranging from Hurricane Helene devastating North Carolina to Hurricane Milton tearing...

Created in 2021, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) helps nearly 23 million low-income households access high-speed broadband. It provides $30 per month to qualifying families for affordable internet access and up to $75 per month for households residing on tribal...

In 2003, the United Church of Christ’s General Synod passed a resolution addressing the UCC’s role in supporting the shameful history of Indian Boarding Schools. These schools were ideologically rooted in the Doctrine of Discovery, and institutionally began in 1869 with...

More than a year has passed since Israel declared war on Gaza, in response to the deaths of 1200 Israelis and more than 200 taken hostage.  Since then, more than 41,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed and nearly 100,000 injured.  The UN also...