Top 10 Potentially Game-Changing State Ballot Issues
Reading Time: 6 minutes Voters are considering a wide range of measures that could catch on nationally.
Will 2020 Be the Breakout Year for Ranked-Choice Voting?
Reading Time: 7 minutes Ballot measures in Alaska and Massachusetts could turbocharge political reform.
Will California Voters Abolish Bail for Jailed Suspects?
Reading Time: 7 minutes Referendum would replace ability to pay with “risk assessments.”
Another COVID-19 Side Effect: Less Competition, Higher Prices
Reading Time: 8 minutes Mergers and widespread small business closures have allowed big companies to dominate some markets, including healthcare.
Defunding Police: A Tale of Five Cities
Reading Time: 6 minutes Advocates say civilians, not cops, should respond to many calls.
Stressed-Out Nurses Say Nation’s Hospitals Need More of Them to Care for Patients
Reading Time: 7 minutes Could minimum staffing requirements improve outcomes for hospital patients, while easing the burden on nurses?
More Red States Mulling Green Light for Medicaid Expansion
Reading Time: 6 minutes Pandemic concerns — and ballot initiatives — are changing minds in holdout states.
Can Municipal Broadband Bridge the Digital Divide?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Fed up with overpriced, lousy, or nonexistent broadband service? There may be better choices than private telecom providers.
Could a Pandemic Spur the Resurgence of Labor Unions?
Reading Time: 6 minutes As the coronavirus threatens workers’ lives and livelihoods, unions are proving their worth.
Will the Coronavirus Undercut 2020 Progressive Insurgents?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez showed how progressive insurgents can score primary upsets: by connecting directly with voters and outworking their entrenched opponents. However, the coronavirus pandemic is making that much more difficult this year, so how do these challengers cope?