Learn About Power, Money, and Your Rights

10th Amendment

States' rights, and the rule that Washington can't commandeer states

13th Amendment

What the 13th Amendment says, its prison labor exception, and the states removing it

14th Amendment

Citizenship, due process, and equal protection, and how each works against your state

17th Amendment

How voters won the right to elect senators, vacancy rules, and the 2026 repeal push

19th Amendment

How women won the vote in 1920, which states held out, and who waited decades more

2026 Governor Races

All 36 governor races, every nominee, and which seats are open

22nd Amendment

Why presidents get two terms, whether Trump can run in 2028, and the loophole theories

24th Amendment

What the 24th Amendment says, how it passed, and the states that held out

25th Amendment

How a president can be declared unable to serve

26th Amendment

Why the voting age is 18, the fastest ratification, and youth turnout since 1972

2nd Amendment

The right to bear arms, how courts test gun laws now, and where the fights stand

4th Amendment

When police need a warrant for your home, car, or phone, and what to say at the door

5th Amendment

The right to stay silent, grand juries, double jeopardy, and pay for taken property

6th Amendment

Your right to a lawyer, a speedy trial, and a jury, and what to do if charged

8th Amendment

Bail, fines and cruel and unusual punishment, with the cases that define them

Abortion Laws by State

Every state's abortion limit, ban exceptions, telehealth rules and 2026 ballot

ACA Open Enrollment

Every 2027 open enrollment deadline, who gets help paying, and how to sign up

ACA Subsidies

What you pay for a marketplace plan now that the larger tax credits have expired

Affirmative Action

What the 2023 ruling ended, what it left legal, and what changed after

Anti-LGBTQ Movement

Who organizes and funds the campaign behind anti-LGBTQ laws

Antitrust

How monopoly power sets your prices and pay, and the laws against it

Assault Weapons Ban

What the 1994 ban covered, what research found, and the Supreme Court case

Astroturfing

How fake grassroots campaigns are built, and how to spot them

Asylum

Who qualifies for asylum, how the process works, and the backlog

AUMF

The 2001 vote behind the war on terror, who it covers now, and how to end it

Authoritarianism

The warning signs scholars track, and how the U.S. scored in 2025

Birthright Citizenship

Who is a citizen at birth, and the 2026 Supreme Court ruling

Book Bans

Who is pulling books from schools and libraries, and what the law says

Cash Bail

How bail works, what to do after an arrest, and what reform changed

Chevron Deference

The rule on agency power the Supreme Court overturned in 2024

Christian Nationalism

The movement to fuse Christian identity with American government

Citizens United and Unlimited Election Spending

The ruling that opened elections to unlimited outside money

Civil Asset Forfeiture

How police can keep property without a charge, and how to get yours back

Civil Rights Act

What each part of the 1964 law does today, and how to file a complaint

Collective Bargaining

How unions negotiate contracts, who has the right, and the fight over federal workers

Comstock Act

The 1873 law that could be used to ban mailing abortion pills

Confrontation Clause

Your right to question the witnesses against you, and which statements it covers

Constitutional Amendments

All 27 amendments in plain English, how one passes, and the ones that failed

Conversion Therapy

Efforts to change sexual orientation or gender identity, and the bans

Court Packing

Changing the Supreme Court's size: the history and the proposals

Critical Race Theory

What critical race theory is, and how it became a school fight

D.C. Statehood

Why D.C. residents pay federal taxes but have no vote in Congress

DACA

Who DACA protects, what it can't do, and where it stands in court

Dark Money

Political spending from donors the public never sees

Death Penalty

Which states still execute, who is on death row, and what went wrong in exonerations

Deep State

Where the idea came from, what people believe, and what the civil service is

Department of Education

What the Education Department funds, who runs its programs now, and where to go for help

Deportations Under Trump

How many people ICE has removed, what each count measures, and the data DHS stopped publishing

Disability Rights

What the ADA and Section 504 protect, how to file a complaint, and the 2026 fights

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

What diversity, equity, and inclusion programs do, and the push to ban them

Dobbs Decision

The ruling that overturned Roe and sent abortion to the states

Due Process

The right to fair procedures before government takes your freedom

Electoral College

How 538 electors pick the president, and the plans to change it

Eminent Domain

How takings work, what Kelo changed, and how owners challenge the purpose, process and price

Emoluments Clauses

The rules against presidents profiting from foreign governments

Endangerment Finding

The 2009 finding behind federal climate limits, and what its 2026 repeal changes

Environmental Justice

Why some communities carry more pollution, and the rollback

Equal Rights Amendment

The amendment to ban sex discrimination, ratified but uncertified

Eviction

Notice periods in every state, how eviction court works, and your rights as a tenant

Executive Orders

What a president can and can't do with an executive order

Executive Privilege

What a president can keep secret, and when courts make it come out

Fascism

How scholars define fascism, how it took power in Italy and Germany, and the U.S. debate

Federalism

What your state decides, what Washington decides, and how federal money blurs the line

Felon Voting Rights

When the vote comes back after a felony conviction, state by state, and how to restore it

Filibuster

How 41 senators can block a bill, and how the rule could change

First Amendment

The five freedoms, where they protect you, and where they stop

FOIA Requests

How to ask the government for its records, what it can hold back, and how to appeal

Freedom of the Press

What the First Amendment protects for reporters, and the threats now

From Bill to Law

How a bill becomes law, where most die, and where pressure works

Gender Dysphoria

The medical diagnosis, and how it differs from being transgender

Gender Ideology

Where the term came from and how it entered federal policy

Gender-Affirming Care

What the care is, what the evidence shows, and the state bans

Gerrymandering

How politicians draw district lines to choose their voters

Ghost Guns

What the law requires for homemade guns, and how many police now recover

Government Shutdown

What stops, who still gets paid, and why shutdowns keep getting longer

Grand Jury

How grand juries work, how rarely they refuse to indict, and your rights

Green Card

Every path to permanent residence, the caps and backlogs, fees, and 2026 rule changes

Gun Laws by State

Constitutional carry, background checks, waiting periods and red flag laws in every state

H-1B Visas

How H-1B works, the weighted lottery, and the fight over the $100,000 fee

Habeas Corpus

Your right to make the government justify holding you

Hatch Act

The law that keeps federal workers out of partisan politics

Homelessness Criminalization

Laws that punish sleeping outside, and what reduces homelessness

ICE Arrest Powers

What ICE officers can and cannot do, what their warrants allow, and what to do

Impeachment

How Congress charges and tries a president, and why none has been removed

Impoundment

When a president can hold back money Congress approved, and the 2025 fights

Inspector General

What federal watchdogs do, why so many offices sit empty, and how to report fraud

Insurrection Act

When a president can use troops at home, and the checks on it

IVF

How fetal-personhood laws threaten IVF and where access stands

Judicial Review

How courts strike down laws and executive actions

Know Your Rights at Protests

Your rights at a protest, recording police, and staying safe

Labor Unions

How unions work, how to start one, membership by state, pay and strikes

Laken Riley Act

The 2025 law mandating detention on arrest, not conviction

Lobbying

Who pays to influence Congress, how much, and what's disclosed

Mail-In Voting

Who can vote by mail, when ballots must arrive, and how to fix a problem

Marijuana Laws by State

Whether weed is legal in your state, medical programs, and the 2026 ballot

Martial Law

When the military can take over civilian rule, and when it has

Mass Incarceration

Why the US incarcerates at the highest rate of any democracy

Mass Surveillance

What the government can collect, when it needs a warrant, and how to protect your phone

Medicaid

Who Medicaid covers, the cuts now law, and when they hit

Medicare

Parts A through D, who qualifies, 2026 premiums, enrollment deadlines and the drug price cap

Midterm Elections

The November 3 date, what is on the ballot, and how midterms shape a presidency

Mifepristone

Is the abortion pill legal, how safe it is, and the fights over access

Military-Industrial Complex

How defense contractors, the Pentagon, and Congress feed each other

Minimum Wage

Your state's minimum wage, tipped pay, the next raise, and what to do if underpaid

Miranda Rights

The Miranda warning word for word, when it applies, and how to invoke it

Misinformation vs Disinformation

How to tell honest mistakes from deliberate lies, and check a claim fast

Mutual Aid

How to start or join a group, handle the money, and keep people safe

National Emergency Powers

What a president can do by declaring a national emergency

National Guard

Who commands the Guard, when a president can take it over, and where troops are now

Net Neutrality

Whether your provider can slow, block, or favor websites, and where rules still apply

No Kings Protests

What No Kings is, how many people went, and how to join the next day safely

Open Carry States

Which states allow open carry, which require a permit, and the rules for rifles

Pardon Power

What a president can and cannot pardon, and where the 2025-26 pardon fights stand

Parental Rights Movement,

How a century-old legal idea became a movement over schools

Plea Bargains

How plea deals work, the rights a guilty plea gives up, and the trial penalty

Police Reform

Which police reforms have evidence behind them, and where the fights stand

Poll Tax

What voters had to pay, who it shut out, and the fight over fees and fines now

Posse Comitatus Act

The law that bars the military from acting as police

Preemption

When your state can overrule your city, and what your city can still do

Presidential Immunity

What the 2024 ruling protects, what it leaves open, and what happened to the cases

Primary Elections

Why the primary decides most races, and your state's rules

Private Prisons

How companies profit from prisons and immigration detention

Project 2025

What the plan proposed, what has happened, and who wrote it

Propaganda

The techniques propaganda uses, and how to see through them

Property Tax by State

Your state's property tax rate, homestead exemption and cap on rising values

Public Defenders

How to get a public defender, who qualifies, fees, and caseloads

Puerto Rico Statehood

Why 3.2 million US citizens in Puerto Rico can't vote for president

Qualified Immunity

Why it's so hard to sue officials who violate your rights

Ranked Choice Voting

How ranking candidates works, where it's used, and why some states ban it

Recall Elections

How voters can remove an official early, your state's rules, and how often it works

Red Flag Laws

How courts can temporarily remove guns from someone in crisis

Redistricting

Who redraws voting districts, how, and the 2025-26 mid-decade redraw

Redlining

How federal housing policy denied loans by race, and what it left behind

Rent Control

How rent limits work, what the studies found, and how much your rent can rise

Right to a Speedy Trial

How courts judge trial delay, the federal clock, state limits, and what to do

Right to Privacy

Where the right comes from, which rulings still stand, and what your state protects

Right to Work States

Which states ban union fees, and what that does to pay and jobs

Roe v. Wade

What the 1973 ruling allowed, how Casey changed it, and why it fell in 2022

Rule of Law

What "no one is above the law" means, and how the U.S. measures up

Running for Local Office

How to run for school board, city council, or county office

Same-Sex Marriage

Why marriage is legal everywhere, what protects it, and the bans still in 27 constitutions

Sanctuary Cities and States

What sanctuary policies do, the federal list, and the funding fight

SAVE Act

The bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote

Schedule F

The rule that would let a president fire career civil servants at will

School Vouchers

How vouchers and ESAs work, what studies found, and what they cost

School-to-Prison Pipeline

How suspensions and school arrests push students out, and what parents can do

Section 8 Housing

How vouchers split the rent, why the wait lasts years, and if a landlord can say no

Separation of Church and State

What the First Amendment lets public schools and governments do with religion in 2026

Shadow Docket

The Supreme Court's fast emergency rulings, often without explanation

SNAP Benefits

Who qualifies for SNAP, how much you get, what you can buy, and how to apply

SNAP Work Requirements

Who must log 80 hours a month for food benefits now, and who is exempt

Social Security Cuts

What has changed, what is proposed, and the 2032 cut in your state

State Income Tax

Which states have no income tax, your state's 2026 rate, and who really pays

Stochastic Terrorism

How rhetoric can make political violence predictable

Student Loan Forgiveness

Where loan forgiveness stands and which plans still work

Supremacy Clause

Why federal law beats state law, and where that power stops

Tariffs

Who really pays tariffs, and what they cost families

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Temporary Protected Status, who holds it, and the terminations

Title IX

The law banning sex discrimination in schools, well beyond sports

Town Hall Meetings

How to find a town hall, ask a question that gets an answer, and reach an absent member

Transgender Meaning

What transgender means, the key terms, how many Americans are trans, and the laws in 2026

Transphobia

What anti-trans prejudice looks like and what reduces it

Tribal Sovereignty

How Tribal Nations govern their land and citizens, and who has power over what

U.S. Census

How the count sets your seats and money, who gets missed, and the 2030 fight

U.S. Constitution

The seven articles in plain English, who wrote them, and how the Constitution changes

Union Busting

How companies fight workers who try to organize

Universal Basic Income

What U.S. cash studies found on work and health, and what a national plan would cost

US Citizenship Test

Which civics test you take, how many questions, fees, exemptions and the steps to citizenship

Voter ID Laws

What ID each state asks for at the polls and your options without one

Voter Intimidation

What the law bans at the polls and what to do if you see it

Voter Registration

Your state's registration deadline, how to register or update, and how to check

Voter Suppression

The tactics, what research measures, and what to check before you vote

Voting Rights Act

The 1965 law that protected voters, and how courts cut it back

War Powers Act

Who decides when the U.S. goes to war, and why the 60-day limit rarely bites

White Nationalism

What the movement claims, how big it is, and who tracks it after the 2025 cuts