After another major hurricane slams Florida, voting is not on the average voter’s radar.
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is an American Prospect senior editor. The award-winning journalist covers politics and policy in states and localities, with beats in economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She is a 2026 Society of Professional Journalists/Washington D.C. Chapter Correspondent Award finalist for her coverage of District of Columbia politics and has earned past recognitions from the National Association of Black Journalists and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Q&A: FEMA Isn’t Coming for the Generators
Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate talks about the agency’s budget and what the agency does and doesn’t do.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Philadelphia Chinatown Fights Back
The 76ers, the city’s basketball team, has the studies and the mayor lined up for a new arena. Residents and allies believe their homes and culture are more valuable.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
NOAA’s Crossfire Hurricane
Project 2025 shows that Republicans can’t take heat—so they’d try to blow up the kitchen if they get the chance.
Posted inTransportation
What Is the Fare Evasion Equation?
New York asks that question after officers shoot and wound an alleged fare evader.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Nebraska’s Single-Subject Imperative on Abortion
A state supreme court decision could boil down to an all-or-nothing gambit.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Direct-Democracy Backsliding Claims Another Victim
A paperwork snafu kicked an abortion rights measure off the ballot in Arkansas. Organizers can try again in 2026.
Posted inPolitics
Kamala Harris, Hope, and the Third Reconstruction
African Americans know in their bones that there’s nothing new about the perils ahead.
Posted inPolitics
Josh Shapiro Mans the Electoral Fort in Pennsylvania
Can the former vice-presidential contender hold off Republican attempts to undermine voting in the Keystone State?
Posted inPolitics
This Election, the Intelligence Could Be Artificial
With Congress slow-rolling AI regulations, voters need to verify before sharing.