Militant white identity politics on full display in GOP political ads featuring high-powered weapons

Art Shotwell 7 minutes read
Republican Eric Greitens, a candidate for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat, shocked viewers with a new online political ad in June 2022 that encouraged his supporters to go “RINO hunting.”

A 63-Year-Old Transgender Woman Is Caught in Montana’s Birth Certificate Dispute

Art Shotwell 7 minutes read
Montana is one of a handful of states that bar transgender people from changing the sex on their birth certificates. Health professionals say that gender marker should be erased completely.

Gun Safety ‘Wrapped in a Mental Health Bill’: A Look at Health Provisions in the New Law

Art Shotwell 7 minutes read
The bulk of the funds provided in the gun reform law known as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act are for expanding mental health services. Will it help improve mental health outcomes and stem violence?

Gun reform finally passed Congress after almost three decades of failure – what changed?

Art Shotwell 7 minutes read
Gun control legislation almost never passes Congress, even when there is widespread public support for action in the wake of mass shootings such as those in Buffalo and Uvalde.

Federal Patient Privacy Law Does Not Cover Most Period-Tracking Apps

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
A patient privacy law known as HIPAA, passed in 1996, hasn’t kept pace with new technologies and at-home tests.

Abortion Decision Cherry-Picks History

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
When the US Constitution was ratified, women had much more autonomy over abortion decisions than during 19th century.