It’s Now Also Harder for Alabama IVF Patients to Get Care Out of State

At least two major embryo shipping companies have temporarily halted business in Alabama, after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that embryos created through in vitro fertilization are considered children. This will make it harder for IVF patients in Alabama to Continue reading It’s Now Also Harder for Alabama IVF Patients to Get Care Out of State

Wisconsin Just Got New Maps That Could Help Democrats Retake the State

The verdict caps a draining four-month civil trial of the former president that began after Engoron ruled that New York Attorney General Letitia James had already proven Trump committed bank fraud. In the ensuing months, Trump railed against the justice Continue reading Wisconsin Just Got New Maps That Could Help Democrats Retake the State

Liberals Still Have a Chance to Save the Administrative State

The answer to that big question will depend on Justice Brett Kavanaugh. During oral arguments, Kavanaugh channeled a 46-page Harvard Law Review article he had published in 2016, two years before President Donald Trump nominated him to the Supreme Court. Continue reading Liberals Still Have a Chance to Save the Administrative State

The State Department Is Still Pale, Male, and Yale

“Secretary Blinken’s commitment to diversity is unprecedented,” a State Department spokesman told TNR in a statement citing numerous advances and programs. “The State Department’s approach to [DEI] has been cited by the Chief Diversity Officers Executive Council as a model Continue reading The State Department Is Still Pale, Male, and Yale

Are We Gonna Talk About the Insane Number of Bomb Threats at State Capitols?

Six states received bomb threats to their state capitals on Wednesday morning, forcing them to stall their newly opened legislative sessions and evacuate their capitol complexes. Those states included Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Montana. No evidence of dangerous Continue reading Are We Gonna Talk About the Insane Number of Bomb Threats at State Capitols?

Report: Israel’s “Two-State” Solution Involves a State 4,500 Miles Away

It seems that Israel is finally opening up to the idea of a two-state solution to its conflict with Palestine—so long as the second state is on a completely different continent. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition has been Continue reading Report: Israel’s “Two-State” Solution Involves a State 4,500 Miles Away

Texas Woman Bullied by Ken Paxton Forced to Flee State to Get Abortion

A Texas woman who was pleading the courts for an emergency abortion—and who was personally and repeatedly targeted by Attorney General Ken Paxton—has been forced out-of-state in order to receive critical care. Kate Cox has been the center of a Continue reading Texas Woman Bullied by Ken Paxton Forced to Flee State to Get Abortion

It Never Ends: Yet Another State Has Indicted Fake Trump Electors

Nevada on Wednesday charged six Republicans, including the state Republican Party Chair, for pretending to be state electors in 2020 to hand the election to Donald Trump. State Attorney General Aaron Ford opened the investigation earlier this fall, and a Continue reading It Never Ends: Yet Another State Has Indicted Fake Trump Electors

Yes, Israel Is a Colonialist State. But Does That Matter Today?

Those who call for decolonization sometimes compare Israel’s situation to that of South Africa and Algeria—two countries that were decolonized. But in these countries, the settlers had only the most tenuous hold over the native inhabitants. In South Africa in Continue reading Yes, Israel Is a Colonialist State. But Does That Matter Today?