States

EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville

These Cities and States Are Fighting the Tide and Expanding Abortion Access These Cities and States Are Fighting the Tide and Expanding Abortion Access

For decades, the anti-choice movement has focused on state- and local-level victories. Now, the abortion-rights movement is too.

Sep 24, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

Lauren Boebert

Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss

The insurrection cheerleader’s HR 273 would spell the end of constituent services as we know it.

Sep 24, 2021 / Tom Gogola

The Virginia State Capitol

A Tough Candidate Forum in Virginia Previews the GOP Playbook for 2022 A Tough Candidate Forum in Virginia Previews the GOP Playbook for 2022

Democratic delegate Nancy Guy is facing an über-Trumper using culture war garbage against her. And it could work.

Sep 22, 2021 / Joan Walsh

National Mall COVID Memorial

Herd Immunity: Covid Deaths Devouring the South Are No Accident Herd Immunity: Covid Deaths Devouring the South Are No Accident

For Scott Atlas, as for Republican governors like Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott, Tate Reeves, and Kay Ivey, the human cost of our shredded public health system is a feature, not a bug.

Sep 22, 2021 / Column / Gregg Gonsalves

California Recall Elder

California Says “No” California Says “No”

In a thorough rebuke of Republican subterfuge, voters overwhelmingly rejected the attempted recall of Governor Gavin Newsom.

Sep 15, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.

First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights. First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.

Just a week after Texas’s abortion ban went into effect, Governor Greg Abbot signed a draconian voter suppression bill into law.

Sep 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Garland-DOJ-press-conf

The Justice Department Strikes Back The Justice Department Strikes Back

Since the DOJ cannot force Texas Republicans to magically become decent people, its smart lawsuit against the state’s abortion ban is the next best thing.

Sep 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal

California Recall Gavin Newsom Kamala Harris

The California Recall Election Is Up for Grabs The California Recall Election Is Up for Grabs

The state of American democracy, from the division of power between parties to the integrity of elections, hangs in the balance.

Sep 10, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Greg Abbott and Donald Trump

Texas Is the New Republican Template Texas Is the New Republican Template

What’s happening there is about much more than the fight over reproductive rights. It’s about political control.

Sep 8, 2021 / John Nichols

Activists protest the Texas abortion ban

This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like

The Texas law SB 8 will force abortion clinics in the state to turn away about 80 percent of all patients.

Sep 2, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

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