Inmates are among the most vulnerable populations on our warming planet—and among the most ignored.

Climate change is accelerating the spread of lethal algal blooms in American waterways—with devastating results for humans and animals alike.

It will take more than a few charismatic candidates for Democrats to regain and maintain control of national politics.

Why Republicans are getting very nervous about maintaining their stranglehold on the Lone Star State.

It's not about immigration. It's about race.

The goal of the wave of anti-abortion laws in America is to put female sexuality under strict and brutal state control.

An increasing number of states allow college students to arm themselves. The dire consequences are on the rise, too.

Congressmen are rarely competitive in presidential elections. Is the Texas Democrat an exception?

Fossil fuel companies spent record amounts to oppose pro-climate ballot initiatives, and it paid off.

With defeat in Texas likely, the Democratic rising star eyes 2020.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh's first chance to roll back abortion rights almost certainly won't be a challenge to Roe v. Wade.

Trump's FEMA wasn't ready for last year's record-breaking hurricane season, and it wants the public to know that it's not ready for another one.

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld several gerrymandered districts.

Reformer district attorneys are changing criminal justice in ways legislatures can’t.

Hurricane season begins in two weeks, but little has been done since last year's devastating storms to make vulnerable communities more resilient.