Unequal Economics: Guests attend a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol with members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus on Equal Pay Day, March 26, 2026.

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Women Are Getting Slammed in Trump’s Economy

by Anne Kim March 29, 2026March 27, 2026

Women are losing jobs, leaving the workforce, and reporting high levels of financial insecurity.

Law and Justice

In Kentucky, Impeachment Threatens Judicial Independence

by Joshua A. Douglas March 26, 2026March 25, 2026

Politics

Why Democrats Should Become the Party of Medically Assisted Dying

by Ella Creamer February 12, 2022February 22, 2022

Featured, Law and Justice, Political Animal

McConnell to 17th Amendment: Drop Dead

by Garrett Epps April 12, 2021January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Why the Senate Trial Will Be a Sham

by Martin Longman December 18, 2019January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Kentucky Shows How to Win Elections Without Losing Liberal Values

by Martin Longman November 6, 2019January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Why Is Rand Paul’s Attacker Charged With a Misdemeanor?

by Martin Longman November 6, 2017January 9, 2022

Featured, Politics

How Steve Beshear Can Cripple the GOP

by Saahil Desai March 2, 2017January 9, 2022

Education, Featured, Higher Education

My Journey from Kentucky’s Rural Poverty to Wellesley — and Across the Empathy Gap

by Amanda Wahlstedt December 13, 2016January 9, 2022

Political Animal

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin’s Holy Crusade

by Martin Longman October 5, 2016January 9, 2022

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In Kentucky, Impeachment Threatens Judicial Independence

Why Democrats Should Become the Party of Medically Assisted Dying

McConnell to 17th Amendment: Drop Dead

Why the Senate Trial Will Be a Sham

Kentucky Shows How to Win Elections Without Losing Liberal Values

Why Is Rand Paul’s Attacker Charged With a Misdemeanor?

How Steve Beshear Can Cripple the GOP

My Journey from Kentucky’s Rural Poverty to Wellesley — and Across the Empathy Gap

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin’s Holy Crusade

The Feminist Was a Spy

A Fitting End for Trump’s Gaudy Ballroom

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

How to Build a Big Tent

The Swastika and the Red Hat

A Different Kind of College Ranking

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