In Vermont, Voters Could Make Abortion a Constitutional Right In Vermont, Voters Could Make Abortion a Constitutional Right
This November, the state could become one of the first in the country to ratify a constitutional amendment declaring a right to personal reproductive autonomy.
Oct 27, 2022 / Amy Littlefield
21,000 Supporters Urge Alvin Bragg to Free Tracy McCarter 21,000 Supporters Urge Alvin Bragg to Free Tracy McCarter
The Manhattan district attorney is prosecuting McCarter in the death of her estranged husband.
Oct 25, 2022 / Victoria Law
Biden Needs to Stop Boasting About the Economy Biden Needs to Stop Boasting About the Economy
Pollster Stanley Greenberg is the Cassandra warning of Democratic Party complacency.
Oct 24, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Trans People’s Rights Are on the Ballot, but Many Won’t Be Able to Vote Trans People’s Rights Are on the Ballot, but Many Won’t Be Able to Vote
Over 850,000 trans Americans are eligible to vote in the midterms. But strict voter ID laws, less mail-in voting, and other barriers will make it more difficult.
Oct 24, 2022 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle
I Wanted a Boyfriend. My Life Coach Told Me to Become a Commodity. I Wanted a Boyfriend. My Life Coach Told Me to Become a Commodity.
Life coaching offered the energy and promise I was looking for—until I learned what it wanted from me in return.
Oct 24, 2022 / Feature / Geoffrey Mak
Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal
Abortion and extremism have made the midterms a neck-and-neck race—but the party is still missing an economic message.
Oct 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer for The Nation
One Poll Can’t Show That the “‘Dobbs’ Effect” Is Gone One Poll Can’t Show That the “‘Dobbs’ Effect” Is Gone
Momentum may have shifted to the GOP. It may not have. One poll, flawed or not, tells us nothing.
Oct 20, 2022 / Joan Walsh
On Her Birthday, We Learned About Brittney Griner’s Suffering On Her Birthday, We Learned About Brittney Griner’s Suffering
In an interview with her attorneys, the WNBA superstar revealed more details about her conditions in a Russian prison cell.
Oct 20, 2022 / Dave Zirin
West Coast Showdown: The Organizer Versus the Oligarch West Coast Showdown: The Organizer Versus the Oligarch
Karen Bass, Rick Caruso, and the race for mayor of Los Angeles.
Oct 20, 2022 / Peter Dreier
Attorneys General Elections Take Center Stage Post-“Roe” Attorneys General Elections Take Center Stage Post-“Roe”
AG races across the country will determine whether local prosecutors are encouraged to bring charges in abortion cases or forced to comply with pre-Roe bans.
Oct 19, 2022 / John Nichols