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Hundreds of migrants are seen outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan early Wednesday, August 2, 2023

“We Have to Wait. There’s Nothing Else We Can Do.” “We Have to Wait. There’s Nothing Else We Can Do.”

What it was like for the migrants forced to sleep on the street in New York City.

Aug 9, 2023 / Mara Marques Cavallaro

A Win for Abortion Rights, a Win for Democracy: Ohio Voters Reject Issue 1

A Win for Abortion Rights, a Win for Democracy: Ohio Voters Reject Issue 1 A Win for Abortion Rights, a Win for Democracy: Ohio Voters Reject Issue 1

Politics / August 9, 2023 A Win for Abortion Rights, a Win for Democracy: Ohio Voters Reject Issue 1 Ohio voters didn’t fall for the Republican effort to upend democracy and ma…

Aug 9, 2023 / John Nichols

New Yorkers rally in support of the Not On Our Dime! Act, July 20, 2023.

New York Helps Subsidize Israeli Settler Groups—Zohran Mamdani Isn’t OK With That New York Helps Subsidize Israeli Settler Groups—Zohran Mamdani Isn’t OK With That

A conversation with the New York State Assembly member who introduced the Not On Our Dime! Act, a landmark bill to prohibit charities from financing settler violence.

Aug 9, 2023 / Mohammed El-Kurd

Ron DeSantis in front of a large American flag and a sign reading “Iowa Picks Presidents.”

The Ron-mentum Continues… Circling the Drain The Ron-mentum Continues… Circling the Drain

After firing almost half his staff, DeSantis just replaced his campaign manager. But who’s got authority to handle the real problem: the candidate?

Aug 9, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Rev. Victoria Rue & Roman Catholic Women Priests

The Catholic Women Priests Fighting for Reproductive Justice The Catholic Women Priests Fighting for Reproductive Justice

The church forbids women to become priests, but RCWP-USA believes that they are aptly situated to minister on abortion and offer a new, progressive stance.

Aug 8, 2023 / StudentNation / Molly Morrow

Janet Protasiewicz, left, celebrates with Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley before being sworn in as a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy

Politics / August 2, 2023 Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy A hyper-partisan conservative majority that almost helped Trump try to steal the…

Aug 2, 2023 / John Nichols

Ohio August Special Election Issue 1

Ohio Republicans Want to Rewrite the Rules to Thwart Abortion and LGBTQ Rights Ohio Republicans Want to Rewrite the Rules to Thwart Abortion and LGBTQ Rights

Conservative interest groups are pushing Issue 1, which would require a supermajority for any petition-based constitutional amendments to pass.

Jul 31, 2023 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, speaks during a Vigil and Thirst Strike for Workers' Rights on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back

The congressman led a “thirst strike” on the steps of the Capitol to protest a law barring Texas cities from giving their workers water breaks.

Jul 27, 2023 / John Nichols

Ron DeSantis at center, surrounded by children and adults holding

Behind the Right’s Frenzied Defense of Florida’s Slavery Curriculum Behind the Right’s Frenzied Defense of Florida’s Slavery Curriculum

DeSantis and Fox blowhards are howling at critics who deny the enslaved got “personal benefit” from slavery. A hit dog will holler.

Jul 25, 2023 / Joan Walsh

A side-by-side-image of Ron DeSantis and Scott Walker

Ron DeSantis Is Starting to Look Like a Scott Walker–Level Loser Ron DeSantis Is Starting to Look Like a Scott Walker–Level Loser

The governor of Florida is on a 2024 trajectory that mirrors the former governor of Wisconsin’s doomed 2016 campaign.

Jul 25, 2023 / John Nichols

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