In the Pacific Northwest, lawmakers have acted to help defray the exorbitant costs of family caregiving. More needs to be done.
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is a senior editor at The American Prospect. She covers states and cities, focusing on economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She wins awards, too, most recently picking up a 2024 NABJ award for coverage of Baltimore and a 2021 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication urban journalism award for her feature story on the pandemic public transit crisis.
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Like Southwest Louisiana, FEMA Is Worn Down
This summer’s furies, Hurricanes Laura in August, Sally in September, and Delta in October, pummeled the same southwest corner of Louisiana. Blue tarps covered the roofs of the places Laura spared. Delta blew them off and flooded anything still standing. After the storm cleared out, area residents flocked to Twitter to complain that the country—especially […]
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Florida’s Voter Suppression Obsession
Republicans continue to deploy cynical, aggressive maneuvers to prevent returning citizens from voting.
Posted inPolitics
Mike Espy to Democrats: Don’t Write Off Mississippi!
The former Democratic congressman is close behind incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the latest poll, but party officials won’t open their wallets.
Posted inPolitics
The Congressional Black Caucus: Necessary but Not Sufficient
On the eve of the group’s 50th anniversary, the new progressives must push the group to be bolder about the problems facing African Americans.
Posted inPolitics
USPS Can Deliver If the Trump Administration Gets Out of the Way
The American Postal Workers Union president responds to the disruption of mail service around the country and concerns about voting by mail.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Climate Activists Expect Harris to Champion Environmental Justice
Her historic nomination may elevate climate and environmental-justice issues on the Democrats’ agenda.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Kamala Harris and the Marijuana Moment
Harris has the most progressive marijuana reform plan of any of the contenders who were shortlisted for vice president. Can she bring Joe Biden along?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Full-Court Press for Medicaid Expansion in Missouri
Despite Republican opposition, voters may be poised to pass a constitutional amendment to expand health care for hundreds of thousands of residents.
Posted inEconomic Policy
America: Still Going Wrong After All These Years
In an update of his best-seller on the decline and fall of the middle classes, James Steele explores the roots of the current economic crisis and possible pathways to the other side. A Prospect interview.
