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Anti-trans politics are also white identity politics

Zein Murib - March 22, 2022
Myths of racial innocence are behind the bathroom bills and sports bans.
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Why Joe Manchin is such a problem for his party

Sarah Binder - June 10, 2021
It's not easy being blue in a red state
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What the heck is budget reconciliation?

Sarah Binder - February 3, 2021
Your guide to another arcane congressional fiscal tool.
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Black women’s organizing has reshaped the electorate

Nadia E. Brown and Bry Reed - December 10, 2020
From Fannie Lou Hamer to Stacey Abrams.
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How California’s Prop 187 is still shaping immigration policy

Andrea Silva - November 25, 2019
Increasingly, states are calling the shots
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Democrats and Republicans used to agree about the n-word. Now they don’t.

Michael Tesler - August 30, 2018
Editors’ note: In this archival piece, first published on August
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Why it’s so hard to pass gun control laws

Danny Hayes - October 2, 2017
The "issue-attention cycle" strikes again.