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Policy Archive

Archives for October 2019

Politics
House Democrats say migrants aren’t getting fair hearings at tent courts on the borderHouse Democrats say migrants aren’t getting fair hearings at tent courts on the border
Politics

They’re calling for investigations of possible civil rights abuses.

By Nicole Narea
Affordable housing is disappearing. So cities are designating parking lots to sleep in.
Policy

People slipping in and out of homelessness need “safe” parking lot programs like these.

By Matthew Zeitlin
Explainers
How the abortion debate moved away from “safe, legal, and rare”How the abortion debate moved away from “safe, legal, and rare”
Explainers

Democratic politicians used to say abortions should be rare. Here’s how that changed.

By Anna North
Politics
The thousands of lawsuits against opioid companies, explainedThe thousands of lawsuits against opioid companies, explained
Politics

The lawsuits could force drug manufacturers and distributors to pay for a crisis they helped cause.

By German Lopez
Politics
Trump is still trying to collect citizenship data for redistrictingTrump is still trying to collect citizenship data for redistricting
Politics

He doesn’t need a question on the 2020 census to determine the citizenship of the US population.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Teacher strikes are changing. The Chicago walkout proves it.Teacher strikes are changing. The Chicago walkout proves it.
Politics

They’re about much more than pay raises.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Politics
Rand Paul just blocked a vote to condemn President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of troops in SyriaRand Paul just blocked a vote to condemn President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of troops in Syria
Politics

Many Senate Republicans disagree with the president. But they won’t be voting on a resolution that says so.

By Li Zhou
Science
Teens are increasingly depressed, anxious, and suicidal. How can we help?Teens are increasingly depressed, anxious, and suicidal. How can we help?
Science

There are good research-backed solutions to prevent suicide among young people.

By Brian Resnick
Whose vote counts?
The man who rigged America’s election mapsThe man who rigged America’s election maps
Play
Whose vote counts?

How Tom Hofeller shifted the balance of power by taking gerrymandering to the extreme.

By Alvin Chang
Politics
House Republicans joined Democrats in condemning Trump’s actions in SyriaHouse Republicans joined Democrats in condemning Trump’s actions in Syria
Politics

Congress is pushing back on Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria.

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou
Gun Violence
Cory Booker’s latest gun plan goes after urban violenceCory Booker’s latest gun plan goes after urban violence
Gun Violence

The bill focuses on the people at risk of gun violence, not the guns themselves.

By German Lopez
Police Violence
Fort Worth police had problems way before the Atatiana Jefferson shootingFort Worth police had problems way before the Atatiana Jefferson shooting
Police Violence

The killing of Jefferson in her own home marks the latest in a string of incidents that have made black residents wary of local officers.

By P.R. Lockhart
Police Violence
Fort Worth officer charged with murder in killing of black woman in her own homeFort Worth officer charged with murder in killing of black woman in her own home
Police Violence

Aaron Dean, the officer who shot Atatiana Jefferson, resigned on Monday, hours before he was booked on murder charges.

By P.R. Lockhart
The racial pessimism of Clarence Thomas
Politics

Corey Robin on Thomas’s black nationalism and why more people should understand it.

By Sean Illing
Health Care
The good, the bad, and the unknown in the House plan to lower drug costsThe good, the bad, and the unknown in the House plan to lower drug costs
Health Care

The unavoidable tradeoff in lowering prescription drug prices: fewer new drugs.

By Dylan Scott