ALBUQUERQUE — On a sweltering September afternoon, farmers gathered outside their irrigation district office. Baseball caps and cowboy...
Nov 16, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Attempted coup or auto-coup? Either way, an attack on the guardrails of democracy
WASHINGTON — Like yelling “fire!” in a crowded room, alleging an attempted coup is not something to be...
Nov 13, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SANDY HOOK, KY
Democrats owned this Kentucky county since 1872 – until Donald Trump came along. It’s now deep red.
SANDY HOOK, Ky. — Burrowed within the looping green hills of Appalachia, Elliott County was one of the...
Nov 13, 2020
A COVID-19 face-off: The day militias stormed Michigan’s capitol
On April 30, 2020, hundreds of protesters, some affiliated with a wast array of armed right-wing militia groups,...
Nov 13, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN GULFPORT, MS
Mississippi Gulf Coast activist aims to remove Confederate monument ‘erected for the purpose of intimidation’
GULFPORT, Miss. — When John Whitfield was growing up in the 1960s, the Confederate monument in Gulfport, Mississippi...
Nov 12, 2020
The significance of Kamala Harris’ election for women
WASHINGTON – This day, Nov. 7, 2020, will take a seat at the table as one of the...
Nov 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
West Philadelphia businesses work to rebuild after a harrowing year
PHILADELPHIA – Around dusk, the peaceful protests and marches that took place in downtown Philadelphia throughout the day...
Nov 12, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BLUEFIELD, WV
A broken promise to hold police accountable in small West Virginia town
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — It’s been two decades since the city of Bluefield settled a lawsuit with Robert “Robbie”...
Nov 10, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN FRANKFORT, KY
Governor’s popularity wanes as pandemic wears down Kentuckians
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The adoring memes and hashtags started in early April for Kentucky’s newly-elected governor, Andy Beshear....
Nov 10, 2020
An elegy for the American election
BOSTON -- Like great American poetry, this election speaks directly to who we are, and we need to...
Nov 06, 2020
Daily Election Coverage from Report for America
Americans have started to cast their votes in unprecedented numbers in an election unlike any other: from COVID-19...
Nov 06, 2020
