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By Aaron Knishkowy, CCAN’s DC Summer Intern “It’s such a fixable problem.” – Syra Dey, May 2025 Imagine coming home to find your front door kicked in and your dog terrified—all because of a gas leak you never knew about. That’s exactly what happened to Srya Dey. Firefighters broke into her apartment after a dangerous […]

By Jamie DeMarco To be honest, the past few months have been really hard. In 2021, I tied my well-being to the passage of the Build Back Better Act, which led to a long series of heartbreaks. First the bill was supposed to pass by Fourth of July, then by August, then by the end

By Madison Reynolds There’s a nice stability to growing up in the same state your whole life. At least, that’s what people have always said to me.  My name is Madison, and I have always lived in Colorado. Originally born in Denver, I lived in the city for the first 18 years of my life.

By Xandra Coleman, Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) Intern Overview  Biden’s January executive order on tackling climate change included a “Justice40” pledge promising 40 percent of all benefits from federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities. As the bipartisan infrastructure bill and budget reconciliation are working their way through Congress, how Justice40 will be formally enacted

The coronavirus pandemic laid bare what needs to be fixed in America. Inequality skyrocketed as millions of Americans were laid off or forced to put themselves at risk. But now, with President Biden’s proposed American Jobs Plan, we have the opportunity for historic change. As a local AFL-CIO representative for the union workers that kept