Originalism Is a White-Supremacist Scam Originalism Is a White-Supremacist Scam
Republicans made a con man president, but he just exposed their longest-running con.
Nov 5, 2018 / Madiba Dennie
Can These Women Flip Red Districts in the Pacific Northwest? Can These Women Flip Red Districts in the Pacific Northwest?
Washington’s Third Congressional District was considered safe territory for its Republican incumbent. Then Carolyn Long showed up.
Nov 5, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter
How Progressives Can Make Change on Election Day—No Matter What Happens With Congress How Progressives Can Make Change on Election Day—No Matter What Happens With Congress
Thirteen ballot initiatives that could raise wages, ban fracking, protect immigrants, and house the homeless.
Nov 5, 2018 / Simon Davis-Cohen
The Resistance Is Not a Call for Restoration The Resistance Is Not a Call for Restoration
After the midterms, Democrats must embrace the insurgencies that have reenergized the people and the party.
Nov 5, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage
Beto O’Rourke Is an Antidote to Donald Trump’s Bigotry Beto O’Rourke Is an Antidote to Donald Trump’s Bigotry
Rebuking the president’s midterm rhetoric, the Texan says, “It’s un-American. It’s not who we are.”
Nov 5, 2018 / John Nichols
Is This the Year That Democrats Finally Turn Around the States? Is This the Year That Democrats Finally Turn Around the States?
The party can pick up six to 10 state chambers, but there’s still no “Operation Bluemap” to drive money and resources into these crucial races.
Nov 5, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Donald Trump’s Ignorance Has Us Headed Straight for the Second Nuclear Age Donald Trump’s Ignorance Has Us Headed Straight for the Second Nuclear Age
There’s good reason to be concerned.
Nov 5, 2018 / James Carroll
Social Media Reveal the Story Arc Republicans Used to Defend Kavanaugh Social Media Reveal the Story Arc Republicans Used to Defend Kavanaugh
A consistent message framed by a core American value crowded out credible allegations.
Nov 5, 2018 / Alan Rosenblatt, PhD and Celinda Lake
VOTE! VOTE!
Our democracy hangs by a chad.
Nov 5, 2018 / OppArt / Ward Sutton, India Tresselt, Rob Rogers, and Sylvia Hernández
Vote Aquí? Limited-English-Proficiency Voters Could Help Determine Congress Vote Aquí? Limited-English-Proficiency Voters Could Help Determine Congress
A joint Investigative Fund–Nation exposé shows that language accommodation for voting (or the lack thereof) could swing 20 congressional elections.
Nov 5, 2018 / Richard Salame