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You may have never heard of True the Vote, but the organization has major plans for upcoming elections across the country.

How can we build an effective movement against corporate personhood?

He was sanguine Tuesday night when I spoke with him by phone about his gerrymandered eviction from the US House of Representatives.

The candidate’s most useful supporters have been evangelicals who believe that government should be rooted in biblical law.

Why does 76 percent of the civil libertarian’s Super PAC money come from billionaire Peter Thiel, whose Palantir Technologies helps the government spy on citizens?

How a Republican strategy to control politics on a local level affects the entire nation—politically, socially and beyond.

It eliminates competition and guarantees incumbent power.

Republicans are using the redistricting process to undermine minority voting power and ensure their party's dominance.

The electoral process has been occupied by the 1 percent—which means that what you hear in this “campaign” is largely refracted versions of their views, their needs, their fears, and their wishes.

From Ohio to Maine to Mississippi, voters rejected the conservative agenda on key issues.