‘Cruelty at Its Highest Order’: Troy Carter Slams GOP and Senate Democrats Over Health Care and SNAP Cuts

November 10, 2025

Editor’s note: Congressman Troy Carter’s full statement can be found here.  In a dramatic late-night vote to avert a prolonged government shutdown, a small but pivotal group of Senate Democrats joined Republicans to pass a short-term funding bill; and unfortunately, it’s one that excluded key Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credit extensions. The decision effectively […]


The Rise and Decline of America’s Middle Class: A Tale of Policy, Purchasing Power, and Inequality

August 18, 2024

In the decades following World War II, the United States witnessed unprecedented economic growth and prosperity that significantly benefited middle- and working-class Americans. From the late 1940s through the 1970s, the American Dream seemed more attainable than ever. As wages increased, homeownership expanded, and the purchasing power of the average worker was robust. However, this […]


Nationally Prominent Civil Rights Lawyer Alec Karakatsanis Waging Campaign To Keep Landrum Out As U.S. Attorney

September 22, 2021

Washington. D.C. based civil rights lawyer and social justice advocate, Alec Karakatsanis, has taken a special interest in denouncing the candidacy of former judge and district attorney candidate Keva Landrum whom President Joe Biden is preparing to nominate as the next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. For broader insight into civil rights […]


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