Government

Climate Emergency

Climate Emergency Climate Emergency

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference continues through November 12, 2021.

Nov 8, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

[Greg Casar speaking to a crowd at a protest.]

Texas Progressive Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win in 2022 Texas Progressive Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win in 2022

Austin activists beat an attempt to stir backlash against criminal justice reform Tuesday. Now, one of the city’s top progressives wants to take an organizing agenda to Congress.

Nov 5, 2021 / John Nichols

Meet the Beetles

Meet the Beetles Meet the Beetles

Barn owls. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of November 1.

Nov 5, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Pollinators Under Threat

Pollinators Under Threat Pollinators Under Threat

Without them, where will we be?

Nov 5, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

SCOTUS Gun Violence

The Supreme Court Is Hearing Directly From Victims of Gun Violence. Will It Listen? The Supreme Court Is Hearing Directly From Victims of Gun Violence. Will It Listen?

An unconventional amicus brief filed by the March For Our Lives Action Fund aims to show “the true, real human toll” of gun violence.

Nov 5, 2021 / StudentNation / Zachariah Sippy

COP26: The Clock Is Ticking

COP26: The Clock Is Ticking COP26: The Clock Is Ticking

The climate conference in Glasgow kicks off.

Nov 4, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Election 2021 Virginia Governor

Lessons From Virginia: You Can’t Ignore the Civil War Lessons From Virginia: You Can’t Ignore the Civil War

America’s unresolved racial identity crisis continues to define US politics.

Nov 3, 2021 / Steve Phillips

Democrats Can’t Fail to Govern and Expect to Win

Democrats Can’t Fail to Govern and Expect to Win Democrats Can’t Fail to Govern and Expect to Win

Democrats in Washington have bungled the past several months. And their failure to govern boldly—and effectively—has cost them dearly.

Nov 3, 2021 / John Nichols

Glenn Youngkin's election night rally

Virginia Is a Wake-Up Call for Democrats Before the Midterms Virginia Is a Wake-Up Call for Democrats Before the Midterms

Those suburban voters Democrats are banking on? They might be going home to the post-Trump GOP.

Nov 3, 2021 / Joan Walsh

The Supreme Court Might Save Us From the Texas Abortion Ban After All

The Supreme Court Might Save Us From the Texas Abortion Ban After All The Supreme Court Might Save Us From the Texas Abortion Ban After All

Yesterday’s hearing on Texas’s SB 8 did not go well for the Lone Star State, but Roe v. Wade still faces dire threats.

Nov 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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