Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It. Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It.
Voters of all backgrounds support pardoning Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession.
Oct 7, 2022 / John Nichols
The Real Reason Herschel Walker’s Abortion Scandal Hurts the GOP The Real Reason Herschel Walker’s Abortion Scandal Hurts the GOP
The issue isn’t his character. It’s Walker’s policy that’s the problem.
Oct 7, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Exclusive: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Used Covid Aid to Pay for a Border Wall Exclusive: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Used Covid Aid to Pay for a Border Wall
Texas steered $1 billion in federal pandemic dollars to Operation Lone Star, which was used to hire thousands of guards, expand the wall, and bus migrants out of state.
Oct 6, 2022 / Barbara Koeppel
The Supreme Court Is Ready to Take Down More of the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court Is Ready to Take Down More of the Voting Rights Act
Make no mistake: The racist redistricting map preferred by Alabama Republicans will win the day. But how the court gets to that decision is an open and important matter.
Oct 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal
This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands
Haaland v. Brackeen challenges the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, putting the sovereignty of Indian Nations at risk.
Oct 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Jessica Lambert
Remembering Frank Watkins, Longtime Lieutenant to Jesse Jackson Remembering Frank Watkins, Longtime Lieutenant to Jesse Jackson
Though he preferred to work behind the scenes, Watkins was a crucial force in opening the Democratic Party to Black leadership—and pulling it to the left.
Sep 30, 2022 / Kevin Alexander Gray
For the First Time, the Federal Government Will Help Poor Families Get Diapers For the First Time, the Federal Government Will Help Poor Families Get Diapers
Diaper need can worsen everything from children’s sleep to parents’ mental health. Now, the Administration for Children and Families will give out $8 million to start addressing it...
Sep 28, 2022 / Bryce Covert
Prisoners Forced to Work for Showers Are Now Being Punished for Taking Them Prisoners Forced to Work for Showers Are Now Being Punished for Taking Them
Regulations to combat a severe drought in California are being used to control prisoners under the auspices of conserving water, people inside San Quentin say.
Sep 27, 2022 / Olivia Heffernan and Steven Brooks
Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too
Critics of Biden's forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan d...
Sep 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Reed Cleland
The Migrants Sent North Don’t Have a Happy Ending Yet The Migrants Sent North Don’t Have a Happy Ending Yet
The fact that asylum-seekers are being welcomed in the cities they’ve been sent to is good news, but they’ve still got immigration cases to win.
Sep 23, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle