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By Carrie N. Baker | A fierce feminist resistance is ready to defend women’s rights at the federal level—and creatively expand equality protections in the states. This is the first in a four-part series on the steps activists are taking to fight for our rights amid Trump’s attacks on democracy.

Part 1 covers the organization Democracy Forward and its new initiative Democracy 2025, which is working to counter the Trump administration’s antidemocratic acts with swift legal challenges and other strategic responses. Part 2 (coming Thursday, Jan. 30) will discuss the Democratic governors and attorney generals who are working to “Trump-proof” their state’s existing laws and fight for legal protections for their residents. Next Wednesday and Thursday, Part 3 will tackle more specifics of state law and advocacy, while Part 4 will get into the issue of federal funding under Trump.

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By Martha Burk | It’s a brand new administration, and the new prez is determined to fight for the underdog—if his past pronouncements can be taken seriously. Case in point? Trump’s campaign declared last June, “When I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America, including to raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.”

If the new Congress passes the bill, it should be a real boost for low wage workers who depend on tips to make ends meet—right? Well, not exactly. Cutting taxes on tipped wages sounds great, until you get under the hood and learn that most tipped workers don’t earn enough to pay taxes in the first place. It’s what you might call a phantom benefit, but it sounds good when politicians propose getting rid taxes on tips.

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By Bonnie Stabile | Trump employs personal attacks to discredit women critics, avoiding accountability while amplifying misogyny.

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We begin 2025 on ‘On the Issues’ with special guest Dr. Anthony Fauci. In this episode we discuss some of the most important issues currently confronting the health of our nation and the world—from vaccine skepticism, COVID denialism, and health misinformation and disinformation to the rising tide of violence aimed at medical providers. Dr. Fauci joins us to express his hope for the future, offer insights on the pushback against vaccines, and speak candidly about how his life changed after being in the public spotlight at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the toll it took on him and his family.

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