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Community Leaders Press Conference at Rainbow P.U.S.H. HQ Condemn Prison Conditions and Demand Voting Rights for all Incarcerated Citizens.
What: The Unlock Civics Coalition (a coalition of over 100 community organizations) will host a Press Conference at the Rainbow P.U.S.H. coalition National Headquarters (RPC) to bring attention to the inhumane conditions inside Illinois prisons and to call on the…
Many U.S. Young Adults Do Not Trust Political Institutions
By Justin ZimmermanMarch 11th, 2026 Trust in the federal government is at its lowest point in United States’ history, and this distrust is a defining characteristic of the political lives of young people. Perceptions of government corruption, dissatisfaction with the…
What Young People Are Saying About the ICE Surge
By Diane WongFebruary 10th, 2026 Over the past several weeks, Minneapolis has become a city under siege as federal immigration enforcement has dramatically expanded its presence in the region. The Department of Homeland Security has deployed thousands of federal agents…