The Old Dominion’s neck-and-neck legislative elections have huge implications for abortion rights, public education, gun safety, and Glenn Youngkin’s political future.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
U.S. Retrenchment on Public Health Threatens Flagship HIV Program
Some lawmakers defend PEPFAR as a lifesaving ‘soft power asset.’
Posted inPolitics
Can Reverse Coattails Save the Democrats in 2024?
Biden may be a drag on the Democratic ticket, but there are plenty of other sources of energy and mobilization.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Republican War on Families
The ‘Dobbs’ decision and conservative policies mean teenage rape victims are forced to give birth in dangerous, threadbare hospitals.
Posted inTAP
In Pro-Choice Ohio, Where Density Is Destiny
Today on TAP: The gulf between urban, suburban, and rural counties in Tuesday’s vote was, well, total.
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The Ohio Vote as a Turning Point
Today on TAP: Red-state voters reject both a ham-handed move to undermine democracy as well as abortion restrictions.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Sea Change in Democrats’ Approach to the Judiciary
As Brian Fallon leaves Demand Justice, one of several groups highlighting the urgency of the courts, the movement he helped lead has made real gains.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
My Life in Corporate Medicine
Meet a millennial family physician who is also a one-woman antidote to private equity and the forces that have destroyed compassionate treatment for patients.
Posted inTAP
Why It Feels Like the 1850s
Today on TAP: States that deny rights to women are demanding that free states do their bidding—with the help of courts.
Posted inPodcasts
Gig-ifying Hollywood
Film and television actors and writers are striking against low pay and bad working conditions.