Representative Democracy Will Live or Die In Texas Representative Democracy Will Live or Die In Texas
A gerrymandering fight reveals how far Trump will go to avoid electoral accountability.
Aug 5, 2025 / John Nichols
“This Is the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy That Nobody’s Talking About” “This Is the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy That Nobody’s Talking About”
Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar warns that a move to redraw Texas congressional districts will undermine democracy in the Lone Star State and beyond.
Jul 18, 2025 / John Nichols
Texas’s Crypto-Mining Racket Texas’s Crypto-Mining Racket
Public officials are propping up a Texas Bitcoin boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.
May 5, 2025 / Candice Bernd
The Revolution Against Oligarchy Has to Start Somewhere—Why Not the Luka Doncic Trade? The Revolution Against Oligarchy Has to Start Somewhere—Why Not the Luka Doncic Trade?
We should support the nonviolent anger directed toward Miriam Adelson, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks. And not just because of her terrible basketball decisions.
Feb 13, 2025 / Dave Zirin
The Protesters’ Call for Divestment Is Not a Technical One The Protesters’ Call for Divestment Is Not a Technical One
It is a question of will, not capacity.
May 7, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Texas Is Spoiling for a Civil War Texas Is Spoiling for a Civil War
As Governor Greg Abbott escalates his border fight with the Biden administration, he is sounding a lot like an old Confederate.
Jan 30, 2024 / Elie Mystal
When There’s No One to Attend to the Dead When There’s No One to Attend to the Dead
How one small change to Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure created a cascade of problems for the state’s capacity to investigate death.
Oct 12, 2023 / Caroline Tracey
Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back
The congressman led a “thirst strike” on the steps of the Capitol to protest a law barring Texas cities from giving their workers water breaks.
Jul 27, 2023 / John Nichols
“The Message They’ve Received Is That You Don’t Deserve to Be Cared For”: Life on the Abortion Borderland “The Message They’ve Received Is That You Don’t Deserve to Be Cared For”: Life on the Abortion Borderland
Patients seeking abortions are flooding across state lines—while anti-abortion activists try to shut clinics down.
Jun 23, 2023 / Feature / Amy Littlefield
Texas Could Have Taken My Trans Child Away. Here’s What I Did to Protect Our Family. Texas Could Have Taken My Trans Child Away. Here’s What I Did to Protect Our Family.
Or, how to make a “safe folder.”
Jun 15, 2023 / Karen Krajcer