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February 5, 2026
ICE OUT SING-IN Resistance Songbook
The ICE OUT Resistance Songbook brings together protest songs rooted in civil rights, community healing, and interfaith movements for justice, offering historical context and lyrics to inspire collective singing, resilience, and action in the face of injustice.
Tracking Trump's executive orders: Barriers to casting a ballot
This Executive Order requires all voters to provide a government issued ID that indicates citizenship status, such as a passport, in order to cast their ballot. Drivers’ licenses and military IDs, alone, do not qualify.
The Rule of Law and the Chaos of MAGA: Jay Michaelson
This week on The State of Belief, Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson discusses U.S. politics, censorship, antisemitism, and LGBTQ+ rights with Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, emphasizing faith, activism, and defending democracy.
Tracking Trump's executive orders: Dismantling the Department of Education
Executive Order 14242 calls for the Secretary of Education to take all necessary and legal steps to dismantle the Department of Education and return authority over education back to the states.