- Pride 2026 Series
LGBTQ Rights
Tracking the laws, court fights, and policies reshaping LGBTQ lives.
382,800 transgender youth live in the 27 states that banned access to gender-affirming care.LGBTQ Rights Series
- Cost of Living
Cost of Living
Tariffs added $1,745 per family. The bottom 90% lost 7% of income. 3.5 million lost SNAP. Gas hit $5.87. Social Security recipients lost $20-$30/month after inflation ate the COLA. The Supreme Court struck down the tariffs and prices still didn't come down. Each brief traces a specific cost from the policy to your kitchen table.
Cost of Living Series
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Follow the Money
$6.3 billion in presidential profits. $1.9 billion in dark money. 47 lobbyists regulating the industries that paid them. $9 billion to a border wall contractor whose wall collapsed. These briefs trace where the money goes and who it protects.
Follow the Money Series
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Medicaid
The One Big Beautiful Bill cut $911 billion from Medicaid. Work requirements failed in Arkansas and are being imposed nationwide anyway. At least 15 states have trigger laws that drop coverage when federal funding falls. Each brief covers a different piece — the federal cuts, the state-level fallout, and who loses coverage.
Medicaid Series
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Project 2025 Implementation
Heritage Foundation published the playbook. The administration is executing it. These briefs track what has been implemented, what is pending, and what the progressive counter-agenda looks like.
Project 2025 Implementation Series
Latest Briefs
What changed, who did it, what you can do about it.
Oregon Aviation $3M Gap
Oregon's Department of Aviation faces a $3 million budget shortfall in the 2027-29 cycle because its jet fuel tax rate has not increased since 1955,
June 16, 2026$11M WA Flood Aid Gap
After December 2024 flooding damaged nearly 3,900 Washington homes and forced 100,000 evacuations, FEMA distributed $11.2 million to over 1,200 households,
June 16, 2026Missouri Ed Leadership Void
Missouri's education commissioner and deputy both resigned in May 2026 with little notice. The State Board named an interim and is starting a nationwide
June 16, 2026UT Fires KUT Leader
Debbie Hiott led Austin's NPR station for 7 years. UT fired her after she publicly disputed university claims about a festival. No prior discipline.
June 16, 2026Understand the System
The money, the rules, and the structures that determine who has power. Evidence-backed series and explainers on the issues shaping the 2026 election.
Series Multi-part series with data and charts
Explainers Deep dives with data and action items
Vote. And Bring Someone With You.
48 million people stayed home last midterm. State races are decided by who shows up. Your right to vote is not guaranteed. Check your registration, research your ballot, and bring three people.