States

Texas activists perform at the Women’s March

At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage

The march felt like less a reaction to impending crisis and more the announcement of a rejuvenated feminist movement.

Oct 5, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

Walgreens covid vaccine site

Relying on Public-Private Partnerships Has Weakened America’s Pandemic Response Relying on Public-Private Partnerships Has Weakened America’s Pandemic Response

It’s happening all too often: A private company receives public funds for the public good, only to act in the best interests of its shareholders instead.

Sep 30, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar

UNITE HERE Local 11

Our Union Has Been Fighting for Voting Rights All Year Our Union Has Been Fighting for Voting Rights All Year

And our members can tell you why Congress must pass the Freedom to Vote Act.

Sep 29, 2021 / Column / Ada Briceño, Susan Minato, and Kurt Petersen

Terry McAuliffe

The “Resistance” Is Back In Virginia. But This Year, It’s GOP Resistance. The “Resistance” Is Back In Virginia. But This Year, It’s GOP Resistance.

After taking control of the governor’s office and the General Assembly in the last four years, this election Democrats have the money, but they don’t have the people power—at least...

Sep 27, 2021 / Joan Walsh

EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville

These Cities and States Are Fighting the Tide and Expanding Abortion Access These Cities and States Are Fighting the Tide and Expanding Abortion Access

For decades, the anti-choice movement has focused on state- and local-level victories. Now, the abortion-rights movement is too.

Sep 24, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

Lauren Boebert

Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss

The insurrection cheerleader’s HR 273 would spell the end of constituent services as we know it.

Sep 24, 2021 / Tom Gogola

The Virginia State Capitol

A Tough Candidate Forum in Virginia Previews the GOP Playbook for 2022 A Tough Candidate Forum in Virginia Previews the GOP Playbook for 2022

Democratic delegate Nancy Guy is facing an über-Trumper using culture war garbage against her. And it could work.

Sep 22, 2021 / Joan Walsh

National Mall COVID Memorial

Herd Immunity: Covid Deaths Devouring the South Are No Accident Herd Immunity: Covid Deaths Devouring the South Are No Accident

For Scott Atlas, as for Republican governors like Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott, Tate Reeves, and Kay Ivey, the human cost of our shredded public health system is a feature, not a bug.

Sep 22, 2021 / Column / Gregg Gonsalves

California Recall Elder

California Says “No” California Says “No”

In a thorough rebuke of Republican subterfuge, voters overwhelmingly rejected the attempted recall of Governor Gavin Newsom.

Sep 15, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky

First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.

First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights. First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.

Just a week after Texas’s abortion ban went into effect, Governor Greg Abbot signed a draconian voter suppression bill into law.

Sep 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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