![North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AP22341589806562.jpg)
North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level North Carolina Republicans Just Took Gerrymandering to a Whole New Level
The conservative state Supreme Court majority has thrown the door open to virtually unchecked GOP rule.
May 5, 2023 / Laura Flanders
![Washington Governor Jay Inslee speaks at a West Coast climate agreement event](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1243780220.jpg)
Jay Inslee’s Lesson in Bowing Out Gracefully Jay Inslee’s Lesson in Bowing Out Gracefully
After making his mark on climate change policy throughout the country, the Washington governor has announced that he won't seek reelection.
May 5, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
![The Gun Industry’s Constitution](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FEAT_Matson_1440.jpg)
The Gun Industry’s Constitution The Gun Industry’s Constitution
Profits over American lives.
![Police officers on the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., on Trump's inauguration day.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1InaugShotCrop.jpg)
The Final Settlements in the J20 Case Seek to Sanction State Repression The Final Settlements in the J20 Case Seek to Sanction State Repression
Freelance journalists Aaron Cantú and Alexei Wood had sued DC's police department after they'd been arrested while covering an anti-Trump protest.
May 4, 2023 / Frances Madeson
![A prisoner is shackled while attending a class for mental health in the Short-Term Restricted Housing Unit at California State Prison, Sacramento.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1252514830.jpg)
The New York Law Everyone Is Watching The New York Law Everyone Is Watching
The HALT Act was passed to end long-term solitary confinement. Enforcing it is a whole new struggle.
May 4, 2023 / Victoria Law
![A mobile Covid-19 testing site in New York.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/covid-testing-times-square-149KB-gt-img.jpg)
What the Country Refused to Learn From the Pandemic What the Country Refused to Learn From the Pandemic
However briefly, the pandemic showed us that such an American world is not only possible but right at our fingertips.
May 4, 2023 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
![An activist in Kolkata, India, paints her palm with the “Stop AIDS” message to mark World AIDS Day on December 1, 2022.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Kokata-Stop_AIDS-getty.jpg)
The Future of Global Health Has Rarely Looked Grimmer The Future of Global Health Has Rarely Looked Grimmer
It's not just about how much our leaders get wrong when it comes to public health. It's that the things they got right are in danger of slipping away.
May 4, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
![The Conviction of Lucinda Williams](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1079449760.jpg)
The Conviction of Lucinda Williams The Conviction of Lucinda Williams
The Nation spoke with the singer-songwriter about her political commitments, her battles with the music industry, and her new memoir Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You.
May 4, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Emma Hager
![Abortion rights advocates march in front of the US Capitol](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AP23105807069573.jpg)
The Future Is Telehealth Abortion—if We Can Protect It The Future Is Telehealth Abortion—if We Can Protect It
The Supreme Court maintained access to telehealth abortion with its mifepristone decision. But more challenges are coming.
May 4, 2023 / Andréa Becker and Ushma Upadhyay
![Jordan Neely lies unconscious on the floor of the F train after another passenger placed him in a chokehold on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AP23123657980631.jpg)
One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him
Everything about Neely’s death is a symptom of our collective rot—from the way we treat poverty as a crime to the way we treat soldiers as weapons that can be stowed.
May 4, 2023 / Elie Mystal