How Cash Assistance Could Help Pregnant Women Break Free From Abusive Relationships How Cash Assistance Could Help Pregnant Women Break Free From Abusive Relationships
Californians fighting domestic violence say there’s a new way to help keep families safe.
Aug 11, 2014 / Dani McClain
North Carolina Becomes the Latest Casualty of the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision North Carolina Becomes the Latest Casualty of the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision
A federal judge denies a preliminary injunction against North Carolina’s harsh new voting law.
Aug 9, 2014 / Ari Berman
One Person, One Vote: This Is a Reform Whose Time Has Come One Person, One Vote: This Is a Reform Whose Time Has Come
The NPVIC might help make the American vote count by transforming US presidential elections into a truly reformed one person, one vote practice.
Aug 6, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Andrew Cuomo’s Watergate? Andrew Cuomo’s Watergate?
US attorney Preet Bharara has warned the governor that he could be investigated for obstruction of justice.
Jul 31, 2014 / Stephen Gillers
Governor Cuomo Should Debate Primary Challenger Zephyr Teachout Governor Cuomo Should Debate Primary Challenger Zephyr Teachout
New York’s governor should accept the Democratic challenger’s proposal for debates about corruption—and more.
Jul 29, 2014 / John Nichols
North Carolina’s ‘Monster’ Voting Law Challenged in Federal Court North Carolina’s ‘Monster’ Voting Law Challenged in Federal Court
The federal government and civil rights groups want the state's anti-voting law blocked before the 2014 midterms.
Jul 8, 2014 / Ari Berman
Christie’s Gun Control Veto Sparks Anger in NJ, but May Not Win Over the Tea Party Christie’s Gun Control Veto Sparks Anger in NJ, but May Not Win Over the Tea Party
Don’'t expect the Democrats to pick up the issue, however, in red states where Senate candidates are already on shaky ground.
Jul 7, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Half a Century After Freedom Summer, It’s Time for America to ‘Earn Our Insurgencies’ Half a Century After Freedom Summer, It’s Time for America to ‘Earn Our Insurgencies’
There is much to celebrate in Mississippi, yet America still needs a year of action on voting rights.
Jul 2, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part II The Saga of Christie, Samson and the American Dream Megamall: Part II
How the boys from New Jersey are trying to pay for it all—at taxpayer expense.
Jul 2, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
How the Moral Mondays ‘Fusion Coalition’ Is Taking North Carolina Back How the Moral Mondays ‘Fusion Coalition’ Is Taking North Carolina Back
The state’s rightward lurch mobilized thousands, but the progressive movement behind Moral Mondays has deep, enduring roots.
Jul 2, 2014 / Feature / Dani McClain