Voices
Anti-Trans Bills Are Moving Through State Legislatures With Remarkable Speed
South Dakota’s anti-trans sports ban is the first bill to pass among a record number targeting trans children this year.
Politics
The 9/11 Wars
Rep. Pramila Jayapal Forced Vote on Biden’s Strangling of Afghan Economy
By seizing $9.4 billion of the Afghan central bank’s own reserves, the White House has welcomed death and destruction.
After Historic Strike, Massachusetts Nurses Face Fight to Remove Union
Nurses at Worcester’s St. Vincent Hospital finished their 10-month stand in victory — but a decertification push backed by National Right to Work seeks to strip them of representation.
Greg Abbott’s Border Theater Is Having Disastrous Consequences for Everyone Involved
National Guard troops have decried the Texas governor for their hasty deployment, while migrants are being thrown into a constitutionally dubious legal process.
Sen. Bob Menendez Embraces GOP Proposal to Sanction Russia Immediately, Rankling White House
Menendez is discussing a compromise bill with Republicans who want to impose sanctions on Russia regardless of whether it invades Ukraine.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Bank of America Is Refusing to Forgive Some PPP Loans in Full, Giving Small Businesses Little Recourse
Small businesses have been struggling to appeal the obscure decisions by Bank of America to deny them full forgiveness on the loans.
Major Media Outlets That Use Invasive User Tracking Are Lobbying Against Regulation
The “surveillance advertising” industry makes online news possible.
Rhode Island Democrats Are On Track to Hand GOP a Midterm Advantage
Rep. James Langevin’s retirement calls into question the Democrats’ current redistricting map.
Homeland Security Adviser Shaped Cyber Strategy Despite Financial Interests
White House officials’ stock divestments and recusals are hidden from public view, thanks to ethics law gaps and a lack of transparency from the Biden administration.
New Hampshire Republicans Are Throwing Voting Restrictions at the Wall and Seeing What Sticks
Fueled by Trump’s allegations of election fraud, New Hampshire Republicans introduced more than two dozen bills that would chip away at voting rights. They could spell trouble for Democrats in the midterms.