Amster was the only researcher on The New York Times Pentagon Papers project. But when the report ran, the editors left her name off.
The New York City mayoral race is the latest example of how an election system that gives voters the option to choose multiple candidates can change the dynamics of campaigning and shatter electability myths.
Black Voters Matter is leading a coalition of national civil rights and grassroots groups on the Freedom Ride for Voting Rights starting Saturday.
Jackson was named by President Joe Biden to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a position regarded as a stepping stone to some of the highest legal positions in the government.
The former president says government can help relieve the gendered pressures of the pandemic.
After a bill passed Thursday, trans and nonbinary New Yorkers will likely be able to update their IDs with "X" gender markers.
They are lawmakers, community organizers and relatives of victims. And they’re a microcosm of the gun violence prevention efforts playing out in statehouses across the nation — amid congressional gridlock and daily shootings.
Advocates thought this might be the time, in light of the women’s recession, that a 24-year effort to pass additional protections for women in the workforce would pass. It failed to gain support from Republicans.
The former governor was the frontrunner headed into Tuesday’s primary. But the state could have made history by choosing state Sen. Jennifer McClellan or former state Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy.
Rep. Stephanie Byers of Kansas, Sen. Sarah McBride of Delaware and Rep. Taylor Small of Vermont entered office during a year of record anti-trans bills. They’re advocating for policies that help LGBTQ+ people.