States

Confederate Monument

‘Loyal Slave’ Monuments Tell a Racist Lie About American History ‘Loyal Slave’ Monuments Tell a Racist Lie About American History

These monuments—nearly all of them still standing—prop up the fantasy that slaves were happy, loyal, and devoted to those who enslaved them.

Mar 25, 2019 / Kali Holloway

A Wisconsin Judge Upends the GOP Power Grab and Restores the Authority of the Democratic Governor

A Wisconsin Judge Upends the GOP Power Grab and Restores the Authority of the Democratic Governor A Wisconsin Judge Upends the GOP Power Grab and Restores the Authority of the Democratic Governor

Governor Tony Evers immediately withdraws Wisconsin from the Republican-led lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act.

Mar 21, 2019 / John Nichols

Mike Pompeo

Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court? Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court?

Mike Pompeo’s diplomatic sanctions against war-crimes investigators are consistent with Trump’s “America first” worldview.

Mar 21, 2019 / Nicholas Mulder

The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis

The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis The Oakland Teachers’ Strike Revealed California’s Education Crisis

The struggle for fair funding goes way beyond the district. So now the teachers are taking their fight to Sacramento.

Mar 18, 2019 / Bryce Covert

What Happened to Wisconsin?

What Happened to Wisconsin? What Happened to Wisconsin?

The fight over the once-progressive state.

Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / John B. Judis

The Governor Who Beat Scott Walker Is Ready to Overturn Walker’s Anti-Labor Agenda

The Governor Who Beat Scott Walker Is Ready to Overturn Walker’s Anti-Labor Agenda The Governor Who Beat Scott Walker Is Ready to Overturn Walker’s Anti-Labor Agenda

Wisconsin’s Tony Evers moves to upend his predecessor’s “right to work” law and other anti-union, anti-worker provisions.

Mar 7, 2019 / John Nichols

How Does Losing Medicaid Help You Get a Job?

How Does Losing Medicaid Help You Get a Job? How Does Losing Medicaid Help You Get a Job?

Arkansas is the first state in the nation to impose a work requirement on people receiving Medicaid. The results have been disastrous.

Mar 7, 2019 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Will the New York State Democratic Party Oppose ‘Fusion’ Voting? Will the New York State Democratic Party Oppose ‘Fusion’ Voting?

New York’s state legislators should “just say no” to any attempt to limit democracy in New York.

Mar 4, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Drought

The End of Our World Order Is Imminent The End of Our World Order Is Imminent

At least 200 empires have risen and fallen over the course of history, and the United States will be no exception.

Feb 28, 2019 / Alfred McCoy

Heather Nauert

Heather Nauert’s 15 Minutes at the UN Are Up Heather Nauert’s 15 Minutes at the UN Are Up

The former Fox presenter will not be the next US ambassador to the United Nations—but another Trump crony surely will.

Feb 21, 2019 / Barbara Crossette

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