States are still trying to ban trans youths from sports. Here’s what you need to know. Elizabeth Sharrow, Jaime Schultz, Lindsay Parks Pieper, Anna Baeth, and Danne Diamond - April 10, 2024 State legislators have proposed dozens of bills targeting trans children. What’s at stake?
The latest on SB4, the Texas push to control the U.S. border Andrea Silva - April 9, 2024 State efforts to override federal immigration policies tend to backfire, research shows.
Like Breonna Taylor, Black women are often killed in private — even when it’s by police Shatema Threadcraft - March 21, 2022 Police and prison violence against Black women can be seen as an extension of intimate partner violence
Texas isn’t the only state denying essential medical care to trans youths. Here’s what’s going on. Isaac Sederbaum and Elizabeth Sharrow - March 9, 2022 Conservatives are increasingly imposing government control over sexuality and gender
Congress might require women to register for the draft. Where do Republicans and Democrats stand? Robert Ralston and Jennifer Spindel - November 14, 2021 The parties are deeply divided among themselves, aligning in unusual ways.
When local police cooperate with ICE, Latino communities under-report crime. Here’s the data. Reva Dhingra, Olivia Woldemikael, and Mitchell Kilborn - February 4, 2021 Such policies hurt public health and safety for upward of one-fifth of the country.
Biden reversed Trump ban on transgender people serving in military. Expect backlash in states. Zein Murib - February 2, 2021 More than 20 bills restricting transgender freedoms have already been introduced.
How do black people channel their anger about racial injustice? Here’s what we found. Ismail K. White, Brian D. McKenzie, and Antoine J. Banks - June 28, 2020 They’re most likely to look first to protests and black-focused groups, not electoral politics.
Hate crimes are on the rise. What does it take to get state governments to respond? Regina Werum, Heather L. Scheuerman, Christie L. Parris, and Alison Faupel - August 12, 2019 We were surprised by our findings
Unrest in Puerto Rico is not just about the governor. Here are four things to know. Fernando Tormos-Aponte - July 23, 2019 There were allegations of fraud — and then came 889 pages of leaked chats.