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August 15, 2022
How One Progressive City Is Fighting to Decriminalize Abortion
As part of a growing movement, municipalities like Austin are finding ways to protect their most vulnerable citizens in a post-Roe world.
Mary Tuma
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June 6, 2022
How Fox News Distorts the Truth About Asylum
The right-wing media and politicians show zero sympathy for the refugees at our border.
James North
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May 27, 2022
“Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans
Beto O’Rourke interrupted the state’s gun apologists on Wednesday, showing he knows exactly how to run for governor of a state plagued by mass shootings.
John Nichols
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May 27, 2022
Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery
In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, political evasion and lying only get more desperate.
Jeet Heer
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May 27, 2022
California Offers a Rare Alternative to the Pro-Gun Free-for-All
While Texas and other states double down on the gun love, the Golden State has at least attempted to enact regulations that will keep kids safe.
Sasha Abramsky
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May 26, 2022
Blame Republicans for Uvalde? Yes, but Also Blame the Supreme Court.
After radically expanding the definition of the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court is poised to give gunslingers yet another a big, wet kiss.
Elie Mystal
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May 25, 2022
Ruben Gallego’s Fury Over Uvalde Is Exactly Why He Must Challenge Sinema
The Arizona Democrat spoke for a good many when he called out Republicans and Democrats after the massacre of 19 children and two teachers in Texas.
John Nichols
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May 9, 2022
These Texas DAs Will Refuse to Prosecute Women if “Roe” Is Overturned
“We cannot condone such cruelty or this distorted use of our criminal legal system,” the prosecutors argued in April.
John Nichols
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April 29, 2022
Diary of a Queer Kid
My experience as a child with an “odd” gender identity makes me very afraid for kids facing malicious transphobia in Texas.
Katherine Franke
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April 28, 2022
What Can Ketanji Brown Jackson Do for Abortion Access?
Reproductive justice organizers in Texas know that, alas, the newly confirmed justice can’t save them.
Njera Keith