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  Top Actions of the Past Week Saturday, October 25, 2025 Keep up the health care fight Your Action Status:  NOT YET SIGNED  ->  Sign Now Access to affordable health care polls sky high across people of all political parties in every state—and has long been a priority for our nation. But the $1 trillion health care cut made in the budget bill passed this summer will rip coverage from 15 million Americans and close over 300 hospitals, especially in rural areas. In addition, allowing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits to expire will put 24 million people at risk of health premiums soaring on average by 75%—and at risk of a 90% increase in many rural areas! Moreover, President Trump is ending legal status for millions of immigrants, who comprise 24% of the health care support workforce. Sign now to keep fighting for healthcare! Protect Children With Disabilities! Your Action Status:  NOT YET SIGNED  ->  Sign Now Last weekend the Administratio...

  Hi there, It’s Monday. Today we’re talking about Donald Trump Jr.’s bid to steer a Pentagon contract toward his firm, how the government shutdown threatens food aid for millions of Americans, and more. We’re also watching how CBS Evening News ignored a major pardon linked to the Trump family — in the wake of a leadership shakeup that brought in conservative-aligned figures. 🖊️   Add your name to demand that media outlets cover presidential conflicts of interest like this with the rigor they deserve! SUBSCRIBE & JOIN WITH OTHERS IN CIVIC SHOUT! Read about this, and more, with today’s stories: Trump’s DOD Gives Massive Contract to Company With Ties to His Son  (The New Republic) Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1  (AP) DHS Is Billing Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids $5,000  (The Intercept) Republican senator calls Trump’s military airstrikes ‘extrajudicial killings’  (The Guardian) Why public media giants NPR and ...

  New from  CommonWealth Beacon ON THE DOCKET:  The state’s highest court will hear oral arguments next month on  four noteworthy cases  dealing with charter schools, whistleblower protections, pay for attorneys who represent indigent defendants, and a tobacco-related verdict. Jennifer Smith has the details.  OPINION:   Katherine Gergen Barnett, a family medicine physician at Boston Medical Center who has cared for hundreds of families facing homelessness,  argues  that the Healey administration is offering mixed messaging on housing for those in need by simultaneously promoting new development that would prioritize low-income residents and limiting emergency shelter access.    State House labor pains: The long fight carries on for unionizing legislative aides   October 27, 2025 By  Chris Lisinski  State House and Senate staff who have spent more than three years publicly waging a fruitless battle for collective bargaining righ...