State Power

Prism’s lens on how state power is exercised, enforced, and resisted.

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A photo shows group of people cheering while holding signs that read, “No on 3, Stop the Abortion Ban.”

Missouri LGBTQIA+ group used ‘deep canvassing’ to build a pro-trans majority

Hope Davis

PROMO Missouri focused its energy on Amendment 3, which sought to reinstate an abortion ban and enshrine a gender-affirming care ban

Democrats pull off a Southern sweep

Tina Vásquez Alexandra Martinez

Democrats retake House and Senate in sweeping rebuke of Trump

Alexandra Martinez Sahar Fatima

New documentary tracks the fight against the right-wing takeover of New College of Florida

Alexandra Martinez

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A vanquished people: The Indian in Western politics

Avik Jain Chatlani
A vanquished people: The Indian in Western politics

Another way out: Public execution is an everyday reality—livestreamed or not

William C. Anderson
Another way out: Public execution is an everyday reality—livestreamed or not

Trans people have been fleeing red states. What about those who stay?

Kae Petrin
Trans people have been fleeing red states. What about those who stay?

Florida Senate race pits Angie Nixon’s grassroots organizing against Ashley Moody’s GOP coalition

Alexandra Martinez
Florida Senate race pits Angie Nixon’s grassroots organizing against Ashley Moody’s GOP coalition

As resistance to Flock cameras swells, Fusus surveillance networks spread

Christopher Cartwright
A photo show a close-up of a uniformed officer’s shoulder with a black Axon body-worn camera.

Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the cruelty of the death penalty

Maya Schenwar
Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the cruelty of the death penalty

Federal raid of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home sparks outcry over political intimidation

Alexandra Martinez
Federal raid of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home sparks outcry over political intimidation

Trans residents in Kansas worry about voting rights during midterms after state revoked IDs

Nick Fulton
Trans residents in Kansas worry about voting rights during midterms after state revoked IDs