The Popular, Bipartisan Bills That Can’t Get Passed

Let’s cast our minds back: Congress was supposed to approve a new farm bill—the massive legislation that covers nutrition, farming, and conservation policy—in 2023, five years after the 2018 farm bill went into effect. But negotiations stretched into this year, Continue reading The Popular, Bipartisan Bills That Can’t Get Passed

Oklahoma Republicans Passed a Bathroom Bill. Now, a Trans Kid Is Dead.

Tragically, it’s not the first time that Owasso has punished one of its LGBTQ+ members. In April 2022, one of Benedict’s teachers at Owasso High School, Tyler Wrynn, was featured in a video by Libs of TikTok, a far-right account Continue reading Oklahoma Republicans Passed a Bathroom Bill. Now, a Trans Kid Is Dead.

Texas Just Passed One of the Country’s Most Racist Immigration Laws

Opponents both domestic and abroad have come out in full force against Texas’s latest immigration law, which gives local judges the authority to deport immigrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The law, which was signed by Governor Greg Abbott on Continue reading Texas Just Passed One of the Country’s Most Racist Immigration Laws

Will the Supreme Court Weigh In on a Law Before It’s Even Passed?

Not everyone was satisfied with this change. Charles and Kathleen Moore, the named plaintiffs in the lawsuit, owned between 10 and 13 percent of a tool-manufacturing company in India that one of their friends had started. They received no dividends Continue reading Will the Supreme Court Weigh In on a Law Before It’s Even Passed?