When the GOP takes control of state supreme courts, they tend to end democracy and ban abortion.
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Will Virginia College Students Turn Out to Vote?
Getting young people to the polls requires a more holistic approach.
Posted inPolitics
Ohio’s Abortion Debate Mired in Misinformation
Reproductive rights advocates must counter erroneous claims about abortion to pass a proposed state constitutional amendment.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
After 50 Years, This Right-Wing Law Factory Is Crazier Than Ever
The American Legislative Exchange Council is where corporations and far-right groups go to buy government policy.
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The ‘Dobbs’ Strategy Heads South
Gubernatorial elections this fall in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana may clarify where Democrats can, and can’t, run on abortion.
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Battleground Virginia
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.
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.’
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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.
