Sarah Jones
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Republicans Want Clemency, and With It, a Return to the Status Quo
The public deserves something better: a true champion of the poor and vulnerable. → Read More
Pompeo Expands Global Gag Rule, Which May Actually Increase Abortions
The Trump administration’s opposition to legal abortion just became more aggressive. Reuters reported on Tuesday that the U.S. will expand its “global gag rule,” which prevents the aid groups it funds from performing abortions and even advertising the abortion services of other organizations. | By Sarah Jones → Read More
The Culture War Is On
Why Trump warned of post-election violence at a White House dinner with evangelical leaders → Read More
Red-State Voters Take Medicaid Expansion Into Their Own Hands
The midterms will feature four ballot initiatives in Republican territory. → Read More
Can the Catholic Church Reform From Within?
A new report on decades of clerical abuse has exposed a secretive culture that is seemingly incapable of policing itself. → Read More
Viral Ads Don’t Guarantee Victory
Wisconsin's Randy Bryce is famous online, but that doesn't mean he'll win on Tuesday. Just ask Hawaii's Kaniela Ing. → Read More
Why Public Banks Are Suddenly Popular
There's only one in America—in North Dakota. But a growing movement is pushing for them across America, from L.A. to D.C. → Read More
Who’s Afraid of Danny O’Connor? (Trump Is.)
Running as a pragmatic populist, the moderate Democrat is on the cusp of flipping a Republican district in Ohio next week. → Read More
Russian Interference 2.0
American democracy is perhaps more vulnerable than ever to election meddling, but Trump and the Republican Party are in denial about it. → Read More
The 2018 Midterms Are All About Health Care
As the impact of Trump's attack on Obamacare becomes clear to voters, Democrats are going all-in on Medicare for All. → Read More
The Rising Politics of (Too Damn High) Rent
As fewer Americans buy homes, and wages stagnate, rent control is becoming a campaign issue from coast to coast. → Read More
Why Tyrants Dehumanize Vulnerable People
Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric implies that migrants are less than human, invoking modern history's darkest moments. → Read More
Why Tyrants Dehumanize the Powerless
Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric implies that migrants are less than human, invoking modern history's darkest moments. → Read More
Motherhood and the Morality of Trump’s Immigration Policy
Why conservative women are criticizing the breakup of migrant families. → Read More
Who Would Jesus Lock Up?
Using the Bible to defend the government's most indefensible policies is a longstanding American tradition. → Read More
Whom Would Jesus Lock Up?
Using the Bible to defend the government's most indefensible policies is a longstanding American tradition. → Read More
Howard Schultz’s Third Way
The former Starbucks chairman is thinking about getting into politics. What would that mean for the Democratic Party? → Read More
Dinesh D'Souza: Grifter in Chief
Trump's pardon of the conspiracy theorist says everything you need to know about the GOP's intellectual underpinnings. → Read More
The Religious Right’s #MeToo Reckoning Is Coming
The Paige Patterson scandal just scratches the surface of a movement that has created a ripe environment for sexual harassment and abuse. → Read More
How American Christians Are Swaying Ireland’s Abortion Referendum
The vote could have immense repercussions for religious fights worldwide—and U.S. conservative groups aren’t sitting it out. → Read More