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.
Newly gerrymandered districts might hurt Democrats less than you think Tommy Ratliff, Stephanie Somersille, Marion Campisi, and Ellen Veomett - September 21, 2022 Our new method for measuring gerrymandering might help settle state court lawsuits over district borders.
The ‘massacre generation’ believes government can prevent mass shootings Alexandra Middlewood and Abigail Vegter - June 7, 2022 Our research found a sharp shift in young people’s attitudes from 2012 onward
Trans advocates work locally. Conservatives fight back nationally. Alison Gash - May 31, 2022 Support for LGBTQ rights is at an all-time high, but some state legislatures are on the attack
Three reasons Congress is still unlikely to pass new gun laws Sarah Binder - May 26, 2022 Here’s why even the deadliest school shooting in a decade probably won’t prompt much change
Climate activists held the largest anti-airport protest in British history. Expect more worldwide. Eraldo Souza dos Santos - November 22, 2021 The global anti-airport movement has been growing for 20 years. Here’s what’s behind it.
Juneteenth brings together many celebrations, and reminders of the work still ahead Keneshia N. Grant and Sheena Harris - June 18, 2021 For Black Americans, freedom is tied to location — not a date in June
Americans want police to release body-cam footage. But there’s a bigger worry. Étienne Charbonneau and Daniel E. Bromberg - May 5, 2021 Without disclosure requirements, police body cameras might simply expand surveillance without oversight.
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.