Abortion

Counterprotesters rally in opposition to the Kentucky ballot initiative to add an anti-abortion amendment to the state’s constitution

How We Beat an Anti-Abortion Amendment in Deep-Red Kentucky How We Beat an Anti-Abortion Amendment in Deep-Red Kentucky

The key was organizing, through which volunteers connected deeply, authentically, and vulnerably with voters who didn’t agree with them yet.

Nov 23, 2022 / Erin Heaney

Activists stand in the background as Joe Biden delivers a speech

Be Careful What You Work For: The GOP’s Abortion Woes Are Just Starting Be Careful What You Work For: The GOP’s Abortion Woes Are Just Starting

The midterms open a future in which reproductive freedom will remake politics.

Nov 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted

Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted

Far from alienating the electorate, an emphasis on abortion rights delivered victory.

Nov 17, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Crowd at a rally for a ballot measure for reproductive rights in Michigan

Get Ready for More Ballot Initiatives to Restore Abortion Rights in Red States Get Ready for More Ballot Initiatives to Restore Abortion Rights in Red States

There’s a cavernous gap between public support for reproductive rights and the restrictions pushed by deep-red states. Ballot initiatives are one way to fight back.

Nov 17, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Abortion and the Election

Abortion and the Election Abortion and the Election

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Moira Donegan talks about why American voters are energized for reproductive freedom.

Nov 16, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade”

Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade” Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade”

The midterms proved that Americans support abortion rights, and Democrats should enshrine them—even though the Supreme Court will promptly strike them down.

Nov 15, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Red Tsunami? More Like a Red Ripple.

Red Tsunami? More Like a Red Ripple. Red Tsunami? More Like a Red Ripple.

GOP midterm dreams crash as Trump’s candidates stumble and voters defend abortion rights.

Nov 9, 2022 / John Nichols

Stacey Abrams at her concession speech

In Georgia, Abrams Loses, While Warnock Hangs On In Georgia, Abrams Loses, While Warnock Hangs On

The Democratic coalition that delivered the Senate in 2020 seemed frayed this time around.

Nov 9, 2022 / Joan Walsh

New Hampshire voters at voting booths in a gymnasium

A Libertarian Candidate Shares Her Abortion Story to Push Back on the Party’s Right-Wing Shift A Libertarian Candidate Shares Her Abortion Story to Push Back on the Party’s Right-Wing Shift

In May, the Libertarian Party removed support for abortion rights from its platform. Kelly Halldorson is running for governor of New Hampshire to fight the cooptation of her party ...

Nov 8, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election? Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democrats are still not connecting the authoritarian threat to the wider GOP agenda.

Nov 7, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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