States

Many Southern Hospitals Already Deny Pregnant Patients Abortions

Many Southern Hospitals Already Deny Pregnant Patients Abortions Many Southern Hospitals Already Deny Pregnant Patients Abortions

Things will only get worse for patients in Mississippi and around the country should the Supreme Court rule in favor of the states with extreme abortion bans.

Dec 1, 2021 / Candace Bond-Theriault

Ron Johnson’s War on Free and Fair Elections

Ron Johnson’s War on Free and Fair Elections Ron Johnson’s War on Free and Fair Elections

As Senator Ron Johnson prepares for an expected 2022 reelection run, he wants to restructure how elections are conducted.

Dec 1, 2021 / John Nichols

The Supreme Court

The Christian Legal Army Behind the Ban on Abortion in Mississippi The Christian Legal Army Behind the Ban on Abortion in Mississippi

The Alliance Defending Freedom has been laying the groundwork to end legal abortion for years. But that’s just the beginning.

Nov 30, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

Heather Heyer Way in Charlottesville

The Whiniest Nazis Could Still Destroy Our Country The Whiniest Nazis Could Still Destroy Our Country

It’s easy to mock the white supremacists on trial for planning the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville—but that shouldn’t distract us from how frightening they are.

Nov 22, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Texas Capitol

The Withering Away of the States Can’t Happen Soon Enough The Withering Away of the States Can’t Happen Soon Enough

It’s time for a new federalism that brings suburbs and central cities together to promote equity, growth, and sustainability.

Nov 19, 2021 / Nathan Newman

Marjorie Taylor Greene at Trump Rally

The Rise of the Right in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia The Rise of the Right in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia

From the vantage point of Washington, D.C., where masks are the indoor norm, the maskless scene in Georgia’s 14th district seems unreal.

Nov 19, 2021 / Barbara Koeppel

There’s Still More to Learn From Virginia

There’s Still More to Learn From Virginia There’s Still More to Learn From Virginia

Much of the commentary since this month’s off-year elections in Virginia missed these key mistakes that Democrats made leading to losses up and down the ticket.

Nov 17, 2021 / Atima Omara

John Deere Strike

John Deere Workers Remain on Strike and Reject Two-Tier Pay John Deere Workers Remain on Strike and Reject Two-Tier Pay

Though the company offered raises and concession on health care and retirement, the union is standing firm. And so far, the public is behind them.

Nov 11, 2021 / Dave Leshtz

Rural Area

Here’s How the Democrats Can Win Back Rural Voters Here’s How the Democrats Can Win Back Rural Voters

Democrats have a rural problem. Our party’s failure to even seriously contest—let alone win—statehouses and congressional seats over so much of the electoral map leaves us perpetua...

Nov 10, 2021 / Jane Fleming Kleeb

“The Worst Prison in New York State”

“The Worst Prison in New York State” “The Worst Prison in New York State”

The situation at Rikers is bad, but at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum security facility more than 200 miles north of New York City, it’s worse.

Nov 10, 2021 / Victoria Law

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