Memphis held a massive No Kings march Saturday. It ended with pepper spray, three arrests, and a brand-new Tennessee law used to charge the people keeping marchers safe.
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Tennessee’s “Transparency” Bill Is a Trans Registry With Extra Steps
Tennessee just voted to put trans patients’ medical records online and call it transparency. The bill doesn’t need names to identify people.
Read MoreThe Government Is Erasing History From National Parks
Someone leaked the spreadsheet. 880 national park exhibits under review. 542 flagged. The pattern? Every exhibit about Black, Indigenous, or colonized Americans. The Interior’s response? Threatening the employees who exposed it.
Read MoreTennessee’s Kill Bill: The State That Can’t Keep Mothers Alive Wants to Execute Them Instead
Tennessee has the worst maternal mortality rate in the country. Their solution? Execute women who get abortions. HB 570 would classify abortion as homicide, making patients eligible for the death penalty. Pro-life, they say.
Read MoreCongressman Cohen, Winning Memphis Isn’t the Same as Leading It
An Open Letter to My Congressman About Why Winning Isn’t the Same as Leading Dear Congressman Steve Cohen,I’ve been voting for you since you first ran for Congress back in… Read More