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September 8, 2016
The Story Behind the Maternal Mortality Rate in Texas Is Even Sadder Than We Realize
We don’t know exactly why these women died—but we know that they were poor and lacked medical care.
Katha Pollitt
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September 1, 2016
Who’s Behind the Right-Wing Assault on Public Universities?
A new documentary explores the hidden campaign to undermine state schools across America.
Eric Alterman
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August 26, 2016
Why Thousands of Texas Students Carried Dildos to Class This Week
What’s the best weapon against a handgun? Sometimes, a dildo.
Molly Stier
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August 22, 2016
Voting Rights Is Not a Fringe Issue
The mainstream media, especially on TV, have largely ignored the attempts to rig elections by making it much harder for certain people to vote.
Leslie Savan
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August 11, 2016
Courts Hand Down Smashing Victories for Voting Rights
These are significant wins, across six states—but 15 other states still have restrictions in place for the fall elections.
The Editors
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July 26, 2016
When the Long Arm of the Law Belongs to a Black Man
El Paso’s police chief is the latest right-wing darling to demonize the movement for black lives.
Debbie Nathan
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July 20, 2016
The Country’s Worst Voter-ID Law Was Just Struck Down
A huge victory for voting rights in Texas.
Ari Berman
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July 6, 2016
The Pro-Choice Movement Is Finally Winning!
A new generation of activists have started talking about abortion as a normal event in women’s lives—and that’s made a huge difference.
Katha Pollitt
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June 27, 2016
The Supreme Court Has Spoken: Texas Can’t Use Pseudoscience to Restrict Abortion
The majority ruled that neither of two regulations on abortion providers “offers medical benefits sufficient to justify the burdens upon access that each imposes.”
Zoë Carpenter
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May 5, 2016
Why I Wouldn’t Go to the University of Texas Law School
Come August 1, the concept of trigger warnings will take on a literal meaning on Texas college campuses.
Andrew Wilson