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Catherine Cortez Masto, Violence Against Women Act, Savanna's Act, Not Invisible Act, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Indigenous Women, civil rights, women's rights, Native American resilience, #MeToo

May 6, 20210200

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Violence That Should Never Be “Invisible”

For decades, Native American tribal communities have had to organize and mobilize just to get the rest of us to pay attention to the longstanding cris

Catherine Cortez Masto, Violence Against Women Act, #MeToo, domestic violence, rape kit backlog, women's rights

April 28, 20210387

Why Is Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Still Stalled?

For over two years, we’ve noticed as the full reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has languished in Congress - more specifically,

April 21, 20210508

Guilty: Notes on the Derek Chauvin Verdict and the Aftermath

Yesterday, a jury in Minnesota announced their verdict. They found Derek Chauvin guilty on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter for kill

April 15, 20210478

From the Archives: Decoding the “Dog Whistles”

For years, we’ve been tracking far-right extremist movements, fact-checking politicians’ dangerous "dog whistles", and warning about the potential for

April 6, 20210458

Tales from #NVLeg: Notes on AB 321 and the Ongoing Fights Over the 2020 Election

At first glance, AB 321 seems quite simple. It just makes permanent much of what Nevada already did last year with easy vote-by-mail (VBM) access. So

March 30, 20210356

What’s Going on with Nevada Democrats? Part 3: #MeToo Comes Home

For nearly two decades, Nevada Democrats have witnessed major changes that culminated in a “trifecta” of state government power, a supermajority of Co

February 16, 20210187

Let the Voters Matter: Let’s Have a Primary, Already!

In light of recent headlines on AB 126 and Nevada Democrats’ renewed push to reach the top of the presidential primary calendar, I figure today is a g

December 7, 20200447

COVID-19 Update: Just Another Tragic Monday

Yes, COVID-19 remains a dangerous pandemic that’s spreading far and wide here in Nevada and nationwide. Though we’re seeing a few signs that its pace

Roger Stone, Bill Barr, Donald Trump, NXIVM

December 3, 20200777

Hindsight 2020: NXIVM and “Cult 45”

For the last three years Americans have learned about NXIVM, a terrifying cult that managed to mostly fly under the radar and recruit people who had n

November 17, 20200446

Hindsight 2020: 2004, an Election Odyssey

Remember that presidential election when Nevada was roughly a two-point race, Wisconsin showed a razor-thin margin, Republicans tried but failed to pi