Election Offices Operate in Limbo as Congress Debates More Funds
Reading Time: 4 minutes Local election offices are preparing for a contentious November election but may not have enough staff or money to handle an expected surge of mail ballots.
Defunding Police: A Tale of Five Cities
Reading Time: 6 minutes Advocates say civilians, not cops, should respond to many calls.
Supreme Failures to Protect Elections from Partisanship
Reading Time: 8 minutes The fight over mail voting is symptomatic of deeper problems in American politics.
Pandemic Threatens American DREAMers
Reading Time: 13 minutes Undocumented students face greater challenges than ever in their pursuit of postsecondary education.
Young Children Risk Being Undercounted in 2020 Census
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trump’s executive order directing states to exclude noncitizens from the census may effectively erase children under five whose parents are undocumented from the count.
America Decides 2020: Voting by Mail, Explained
Reading Time: 5 minutes As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, vote-by-mail is growing in importance as a protection for both voters and election workers.
US Postal Service’s Ability to Deliver in November Questioned
Reading Time: 4 minutes The USPS needs money, and it needs it now. Whether it will receive funding in time to deliver millions of ballots in the next election is open to question.
The Possible Housing Opportunity Provided by COVID-19
Reading Time: 9 minutes The coronavirus puts a strain on an already fraying housing market. With no relief in sight, residents try to hang onto their homes. Can inclusionary zoning help?
America Decides 2020: Early Voting, Explained
Reading Time: 4 minutes COVID-19 has created new interest in voting by mail, but there is another way to protect yourself and avoid long lines on Election Day. That is: in-person early voting.
Two Visions of America
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s Trump’s vision — not that of the protesters — that threatens American democracy.