Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is states taking action
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Arizona wipes out $1B in medical debt for 671,000
Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Wednesday that more than $1 billion in medical debt has been erased for nearly 671,000 residents through a partnership with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. The initiative, which uses no state funds,…
Resistance is public pressure
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Flock Safety removes its license plate readers, finalizing eight-month breakup with City of Syracuse
Around the country, Americans are fighting to get Flock’s cameras off their streets. New York Assemblymember Pam Hunter introduced legislation to rein in license plate reader surveillance, though that bill won’t be considered until state…
Resistance is state laws
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States have passed 14 new laws this year regulating the use of AI in healthcare
State legislators have heard concerns from both patients and medical professionals about the inappropriate use of AI tools, and so far in 2026 they’ve responded with more than a dozen new laws adopted in 11 different states. According to…
Resistance is states taking action
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Governor Healey Signs Legislation Strengthening Abortion Protections in Massachusetts
“I've heard heartbreaking stories from women and families who were preparing to welcome a healthy baby into their family, only to receive devastating news later in their pregnancy. Instead of being able to rely on the doctors they…
Resistance is refusing immoral demands
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US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived
In January 2025, Donald Trump delivered a death knell, ending DEI within the federal government with executive orders and threatening to target companies that still supported it. Companies including Google, Goldman Sachs, McDonald’s and…
Resistance is state laws
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GOP-Run Missouri Becomes Latest State to Roll Back Felony Disenfranchisement
Lieberman credited this year’s breakthrough in large part to the advocacy of Republican state Representative Melanie Stinnett, who has often said publicly that she developed an interest in this topic after meeting a disenfranchised man…
Resistance is standing up for your rights
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US justice department dismisses charges against California union leader
The Department of Justice has moved to dismiss charges against a prominent California union leader who was arrested while protesting against an immigration raid in Los Angeles last year, in the latest US government case against protesters…
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"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." — Edith Wharton
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