The national teacher shortage is growing—in Florida, controversial laws are making it worse

By Nadra Nittle

For decades, Republican consultants spent big to promote leftist candidates, now they’ve started creating fake ones

By Matthew Sheffield

Instead of trying to build a majority, the American right has decided to divide and conquer

Florida school board member files police report over library book as right’s censorship efforts expand

By Marissa Higgins

Extremist officials in multiple localities across the country are racing to ban content from LGBT and racial minority authors in school libraries

As Covid cases continue spiking, GOP governors are punishing local officials who disagree

By Mark Sumner

Hospitals are filling up with Covid patients across multiple Republican-dominated states as local leaders refuse to change