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 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.
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
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
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
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
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
What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots. What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots.
The only question is how far Democrats are willing to go to defend women’s rights.
Sep 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal
New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet
Despite passing a landmark bill banning new contracts with the agency, there’s still a long way to go to truly abolish it at the state level.
Sep 1, 2021 / Whitney Strub
The Party of Lincoln Is Now the Party of Jim Crow The Party of Lincoln Is Now the Party of Jim Crow
Not a single House Republican voted for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Aug 26, 2021 / John Nichols