The Kansas City transit system eliminated fares and fare evasion. The ensuing challenge? Homeless ‘loop riders.’
Texas
Posted inPolitics
Tense Runoff Election Pits Old Austin Versus New
The housing crisis and the climate crisis have shaped mayoral and city council elections in Texas’s fast-growing capital city.
Posted inPolitics
Can Progressives Govern From the Minority?
Greg Casar, a former city council member from Austin, Texas, says yes.
Posted inWorking in America
Workers on Solar’s Front Lines
Unions are fighting to ensure solar workers are skilled tradesmen, not just exploited temps.
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Lina Hidalgo Prevails Against Republican Offensive in Harris County
In face of high-profile GOP push to claw back power in Texas’s largest county, Democrats expanded their power.
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Democrats Struggle to Organize South Texas
As the Rio Grande Valley has shifted away from farmwork, progressive Democrats are outmatched in their efforts to turn out voters.
Posted inPolitics
New Migrants Fleeing Autocratic Regimes Face Republican Scorn
Once uniquely venerated for their bravery, Venezuelans and Cubans are now pawns in the GOP’s culture wars.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Florida, Texas Dial Up Their War on Immigrants
Martha’s Vineyard episode spotlights deep disrespect for migrants and broader interstate rifts.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Republicans Use Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free to Own the Libs
For conservatives, defenseless refugees are something to abuse and exploit.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
An Eleventh-Hour, Hail-Mary Climate Remedy
The Inflation Reduction Act promises to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but enables more pollution in Gulf Coast communities.
