States

The GOP Push to Deregulate Childcare, One State at a Time

The GOP Push to Deregulate Childcare, One State at a Time The GOP Push to Deregulate Childcare, One State at a Time

From Kansas to South Carolina, Republican have come up with a terrifying solution to the childcare crisis: remove some of the basic guardrails ensuring safe, quality care for youn...

Dec 3, 2024 / Feature / Jackie Mader

The Clock Is Ticking

The Clock Is Ticking The Clock Is Ticking

For a cruel new America.

Dec 2, 2024 / OppArt / Judy Polstra

The “Existential Threat” Facing Ohio’s Public School System

The “Existential Threat” Facing Ohio’s Public School System The “Existential Threat” Facing Ohio’s Public School System

A lawsuit challenging the EdChoice voucher program was filed by a coalition of over 130 school districts across the state and is scheduled to go to trial next year.

Dec 2, 2024 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

A split screen image of Glenna Halverson-Boyd and Dr. Curtis Boyd and the cover of their new book,

“We Never Assumed Anything”: A Lifetime of Providing Abortion Care “We Never Assumed Anything”: A Lifetime of Providing Abortion Care

In their new book We Choose To, Dr. Curtis Boyd and Glenna Halvorson-Boyd reflect on their decades helping women who needed abortions—before, during, and after Roe.

Nov 29, 2024 / Regina Mahone

Shoppers browse the Trump Store at the Kansas GOP Convention in Overland Park.

What’s—Still—the Matter With Kansas? What’s—Still—the Matter With Kansas?

As recent events bear out, when Thomas Frank lamented, “We’ll have to drag the Democrats kicking and screaming to victory" in 2017, if anything he was understating the challenge.

Nov 27, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson

Residents of Rosemead, California, during a protest against a supportive housing project on October 22, 2024.

The Rise of the Chinese American Far Right The Rise of the Chinese American Far Right

The election showed what has been clear for some time: Chinese communities are becoming a new center of conservative power.

Nov 26, 2024 / Promise Li

Red Flags

Red Flags Red Flags

The result of the presidential election reflects individual and collective responsibility.

Nov 21, 2024 / OppArt / Shireen Liane

Hundreds of young climate activists rally in Lafayette Square on the north side of the White House to demand that President Joe Biden work to make the Green New Deal into law on June 28, 2021, in Washington, DC.

The Green New Deal—From Below The Green New Deal—From Below

It’s a base for countering Trump’s destructive policies.

Nov 21, 2024 / Jeremy Brecher

Close-up of Gov. Pritzker with his left hand up in a fist.

When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance. When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance.

If we want to deploy actual power to block Trump’s vicious agenda once he takes control of the federal government, we will have to look to the states.

Nov 19, 2024 / Van Gosse

 Clone Car

 Clone Car  Clone Car

The handshake.

Nov 15, 2024 / Steve Brodner

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