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Our State Lawmakers Tried to Block College Students From Voting
The reason? “They said college students tend to be liberal.”
By Kiersten Iwai
What the Midterms Actually Are — And Why They Matter
They provide voters with the opportunity to change the party in power.
By Marilyn La Jeunesse
Beto O’Rourke Warns What a Third Greg Abbott Term Could Look Like
“It’ll just be a bullet train to the extreme edge of intolerance and hatred.”
By Fortesa Latifi
What's Up With the Lawsuits Threatening Student Debt Forgiveness
Here’s what to know.
By Jacqui Germain
How the First Abortion Speak-Out Revolutionized Activism
Fifty years ago, women gathered in a West Village basement to share their abortion stories.
By Joy Press
What the Democratic Party Is Missing About Young Voters
We surveyed 1,173 young voters ahead of the midterms. Here’s what we found.
By Fortesa Latifi
2022 Elections
Republican Candidates Are Refusing to Commit to Accepting the Results of the Midterms
In several governor and Senate races across the country.
By Kelly Rissman
What I Learned Growing Up in a Conservative Black Christian Family
In college, I began to question the beliefs I grew up surrounded by.
By Hannah Mason
Republicans’ Women Problem Is Extra Jarring in This Year’s Midterms
Abortion and misogyny are taking center stage in the 2022 elections.
By Fortesa Latifi
Thousands of Virginia Students Are Walking Out for Trans Rights
"I wouldn’t be able to come home if my parents found out that I was queer."
By Lex McMenamin
Abortion
Arizona Just Reinstated a Near-Total Abortion Ban Law From 1864
The 19th century law makes abortion illegal in nearly all cases, even rape and incest.
By Kelly Rissman
Conservatives Are Trying to Get This Teacher Fired for Being Nonbinary
A teacher at an Oregon elementary school is the latest LGBTQ+ educator to face right-wing attacks.
By James Factora
Politics
Senator Lindsey Graham Wants a National Abortion Ban After 15 Weeks
Even some Republicans are ticked off.
By Elizabeth Logan
The Senate Will Decide the Future of Same-Sex Marriage
If it receives 60 votes, the Respect for Marriage Act would federally protect same-sex and interracial marriage.
By James Factora
Midterms
Republican Candidates Get Defensive About Their Own Anti-Abortion Views
Some have gone from calling abortion activism “demonic" to backing “reasonable” compromises on access.
By Caleb Ecarma
New York Primary
How New York’s Primary Elections Became a Big Mess
Younger progressives faced fierce challenges.
By Eric Lutz
Anti-Abortion Rep. Cuellar is Now Going After Workers
So why did mainstream Democrats back him so hard?
By Lex McMenamin
Coachella’s Owner Is Still Making Political Donations to Republican Causes
One large donation was made just five days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
By James Factora
Matt Gaetz Tried to Body-Shame a 19-Year-Old Abortion Rights Activist
It did not go well for him.
By Emily Tannenbaum
Can Young People Really Use the Courts to Stop Climate Change?
A youth-led climate case is going to trial for the first time ever.
By Ray Levy Uyeda