The Supreme Court Takes Up the Question of Whether Gerrymandering Is Unconstitutional The Supreme Court Takes Up the Question of Whether Gerrymandering Is Unconstitutional
The high court has taken a groundbreaking case that seeks to make elections fair, functional, and seriously competitive.
Jun 20, 2017 / John Nichols
On Trump, the Media’s Malpractice Continues On Trump, the Media’s Malpractice Continues
The media—having learned the wrong lessons from the 2016 campaign—continue to keep Americans shocked rather than informed. The results are toxic to our democracy.
Jun 20, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits? The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits?
Lawmakers are concerned that giving a drug company a monopoly on the promising vaccine could make it unaffordable.
Jun 20, 2017 / Richard Eskow
Why It’s So Hard for Insurgent Democrats to Defeat the Party’s Old Guard Why It’s So Hard for Insurgent Democrats to Defeat the Party’s Old Guard
As recent races in Virginia, New Jersey, and elsewhere show, the Democratic establishment has formidable financial and bureaucratic resources and won’t go down without a fight.
Jun 20, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss
Trump’s Very Honest Cabinet Meeting Trump’s Very Honest Cabinet Meeting
“A genuinely historic percentage of the population finds you utterly repellant, Mr. President.”
Jun 20, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District
The local Indivisible chapter is campaigning hard for Jon Ossoff, but they have their eyes on a bigger prize as well.
Jun 19, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Karen Handel Has a Long History of Suppressing Votes Karen Handel Has a Long History of Suppressing Votes
She’s purged voter rolls, blocked Democratic candidates from running, and supported strict voter-ID laws.
Jun 19, 2017 / Ari Berman
Bernie Sanders Is a Russian Agent, and Other Things I Learned This Week Bernie Sanders Is a Russian Agent, and Other Things I Learned This Week
A case study in how fake news is attracting liberals.
Jun 16, 2017 / George Zornick
DACA Stays, Even As the Federal Government Pursues DREAMers DACA Stays, Even As the Federal Government Pursues DREAMers
Trump will not revoke Obama’s protections for immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. But his administration is still going after some of them.
Jun 16, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Trump Is Appointing Racist Fake-News Purveyors to the Federal Bench Trump Is Appointing Racist Fake-News Purveyors to the Federal Bench
A radical transformation of the judiciary is underway.
Jun 16, 2017 / George Zornick