Julián Castro

Biden Raises Refugee Cap to 62,500—While Admitting US Will Fall Short

Protesters hold a banner reading "Seeking Asylum Is Not a Crime" at an April 22, 2021 demonstration at the Staten Island Ferry in New York City. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

America 'Should Be Ashamed': Texas Teen Forced to Use College Savings to Prevent Mom's Eviction

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

"Americans owe $70 billion in back rent that they won't be able to pay. If we don't get them relief, there will be millions of stories like these."

'Enough Is Enough': 8 Senate Dems Slammed for Going 'Hand-in-Hand With GOP' to Oppose Covid Relief for Undocumented Workers

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) leaves the Senate Chamber during a procedural vote at the U.S. Capitol January 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"Let us be clear on this. Not only do undocumented community members pay taxes...

'A Big Step': Progressives Welcome Biden Executive Order Ending DOJ Private Prison Contracts, But Say This Is Just the Start

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

President Joe Biden signed a series of racial justice executive orders and memoranda at the White House on January 26, 2021. (Photo: Dog Mills/Getty Images)

"There's more to be done to end the for-profit caging of people in the U.S.,"...

'Damning' New IG Report, Says ACLU, Shows Just How Far Trump Team 'Was Willing to Go to Destroy' Immigrant Families

'Five-Alarm Fire': As Trump Plots 'Flat-Out Coup,' Voters Urged to Deliver Biden Landslide to Avoid Chaos

Beyond Attacking Trump, Sanders Says Biden Campaign Must 'Give People a Reason to Vote for Joe'

'Utterly Shameful': Progressives Slam Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott's Decision to Refuse New Refugees

After Year-Long Run as Outspoken Advocate for Immigrants and the Poor, Julián Castro Suspends Presidential Campaign

'Bernie Blackout' Strikes Again? Despite Iowa Poll Average Showing Sanders in Solid 2nd, CNN Uses Old Poll to Show Him in 4th

'Look a Dying Man in the Eyes': Activist Ady Barkan Wants Joe Biden to Sit Down and Talk About Medicare for All

Lack of Transparency Surrounding Working Families Party's Warren Endorsement Raises Concerns

Cutting Health Benefits of 1,900 Whole Food Workers Saved World's Richest Man Jeff Bezos What He Makes in Less Than Six Hours

No Billionaires for Bernie: Alone Among Democratic Frontrunners, Sanders Gets No Cash From Wealthiest Americans

Julian Castro, Cory Booker Not Allowing Biden to Avoid Responsibility for Obama Administration Immigration Policies

Bernie Sanders, Julián Castro Among 2020 Candidates Set to Attend First-Ever Presidential Forum on Native American Issues

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Getting A Chance

For those who can't handle watching these things on the tee vee, highlights from the DNC. Most striking and modestly heartening: Cameras show a multi-colored audience that looks roughly like America. The good and bad in the platform, the protests, and great speeches - with no mention of kill lists - from Michelle Obama, Deval Patrick and Julian Castro. May their words be transformed into actions. “Of all the fictions we heard in Tampa, the one I find most troubling is this: If we all just go...