— A Power Transition Without Ceremony, Yet Full of Restlessness By | Hearing Each Other If you had moved abroad at the beginning of 2025 and returned in the summer, just like me, you might be surprised at how calm everything seems on the surface. Trump really is back—but not with the roaring crowds orContinue reading “Why the Political Air in 2025 Feels Strange”
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Between Reality and Idealism
Community Strategies After the OBBBA By｜One Voice Introduction｜When the Law Is Already in Place, How Do We Keep Speaking and Acting? In 2025, the One Big and Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was passed amid intense controversy. This sweeping legislation covers tax reforms, energy investments, and social welfare restructuring. Yet, it has raised serious concerns: IsContinue reading “Between Reality and Idealism”
We’re Paying for Their Windfall: Why the Middle Class Should Reject OBBBA
By a Middle-Class American Taxpayer They said it was a “big and beautiful” bill. What they passed was a Trojan horse: one that sells out the future of working families to protect corporate profit, defend Trump-era tax policy, and undermine the very programs middle-class Americans will rely on tomorrow. As a middle-class taxpayer, I’m notContinue reading “We’re Paying for Their Windfall: Why the Middle Class Should Reject OBBBA”
The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Weaker
— How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Prioritizes Corporate Welfare Over Human Well-being By | Nevada Chinese Perspective In Las Vegas, thousands of workers rely on tips to survive. They are restaurant servers, casino bartenders, and hotel housekeepers—people who uphold the glamorous facade of the city, yet often struggle with unstable wages and unaffordableContinue reading “The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Weaker”
Highest Health Spending in the World, Yet No Universal Coverage in America
— 17.2% of GDP Spent on Healthcare, Yet Tens of Millions Remain Uninsured In 2024, healthcare spending in the United States once again reached a staggering 17.2% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest in the world. This means that the U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other country on earth. Yet paradoxically,Continue reading “Highest Health Spending in the World, Yet No Universal Coverage in America”
Who Are the Real Winners?
— A Middle-Class Perspective on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” On July 3, 2025, the U.S. Congress narrowly passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) by a vote of 218 to 214. The very next day—Independence Day, July 4th—the President signed the bill into law, turning a symbolic holiday moment into a politicalContinue reading “Who Are the Real Winners?”
