The Coast Guard has taken a leading role in efforts to push back against President Trump’s plan to ban transgender soldiers from military service. “The first thing we did was reach out to all 13 members of the Coast Guard who are transgender,” said Coast Guard Commandant Paul Zukunft in remarks at the Center for […]
Ira Berkley
Ira Berkley is an editorial intern at The American Prospect.
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Voting-Rights Activists Rally Against Kobach Commission
As President Donald Trump’s so-called Election Integrity commission met near the White House for the first time on Wednesday morning, roughly 150 protesters gathered outside to voice their opposition to what many criticize as a thinly veiled attempt at voter suppression. The rally, organized by the nonprofit Hip Hop Caucus’s Respect My Vote! campaign, included […]
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Q&A: Virginia’s Danica Roem Aims to Fix Infrastructure — and Make History
If elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, Danica Roem would be the first openly transgender state representative in the United States. The 32-year-old Manassas native won a four-way Democratic primary on a platform of transportation, economic development, education, and inclusion, and is now running for Virginia’s 13th District against 11-term Republican incumbent Delegate Bob […]
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Black, American, and Armed
With concerns about police violence and white supremacist groups mounting, some black gun owners have decided to take charge of their own safety.