Brittany Gibson
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Past articles by Brittany:
Congress’s Strange Bedfellows Fighting Big Tech
Coming from two different perspectives, there’s an emerging consensus on blunting the market power of digital platforms. Now the parties have to legislate. → Read More
The Promise of Offshore Wind
We can create good jobs and clean, cheap power by bringing back production as well as accelerating installation. → Read More
A Big Tech Showdown in Arizona
The state is attempting to pass a bill that would allow app developers to avoid taxes from Apple and Google. Some Democrats are opposed. → Read More
Republicans Work to Reverse Increases in Voter Turnout
Over 100 bills filed across the country would limit voting access, after more convenient voting options during the pandemic led to a historically high-turnout election. → Read More
A Quiet Inauguration in the Capital
Without the crowds, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in. Some still wanted to be in Washington for the event. → Read More
Trump’s Last Stand
A farewell to that unique artifact of this era, the Trump rally. → Read More
How Georgia Got Organized
Stacey Abrams’s vision (and fundraising prowess) combined with a network of local organizers helped Joe Biden win the general election. Now they’re working on the Senate runoffs. → Read More
Reporting in an Extraordinary Election Year
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Seeking Republican Love, Raffensperger Goes After Voter Registration Groups
Under attack for not reversing Georgia’s presidential vote, its secretary of state mounts a threadbare assault on groups that boost minority voting. → Read More
Voting Is Over, but Election Misinformation Continues
The Big Tech platforms did a slightly better job this year, but falsehoods and incitement were still able to spread. → Read More
Return to Mother Emanuel
The site of the 2015 hate crime that killed nine parishioners was in many ways a preview for an ugly era in race relations and politics. → Read More
Jaime Harrison Battles South Carolina’s Past
Building a rainbow coalition in the Palmetto State, he’s within striking distance of a historic upset over Lindsey Graham. → Read More
Early Voters Line Up in Charleston
South Carolina has a contested Senate race, and over 1.2 million have already cast a ballot. → Read More
What the U.S. Can Learn About Caregiving From the World
Most developed countries offer some form of family care coverage. Here are some of the best models. → Read More
Establishment Democrats vs. Working Families Democrats
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to kick the successful progressive Working Families Party off the ballot in New York. → Read More
Caregiving in the U.K.
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The Politician as Organizer
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is spending the 2020 campaign running workshops to help exploited and vulnerable people with their greatest challenges. → Read More
Four More Years of Trump Would Be an Environmental ‘Fiasco’
The administration has established a record of protecting polluters and undermining regulation. → Read More
Countries Are Using COVID to Ignore the Climate Crisis
The need for economic recovery is being used to bail out the fossil fuel industry in countries around the world. → Read More
The Conservative Voter Fraud Swarm
Interlocking sets of legal organizations comprise what amounts to a marketing campaign for the false narrative of stolen elections. → Read More