The Creative Electoral Response The Creative Electoral Response
I refused to run a negative campaign for New York City Council, focusing instead on community and democratic empowerment.
Jan 9, 2013 / Feature / Yetta Kurland
Mel Wymore Chooses People Over Politics Mel Wymore Chooses People Over Politics
Meet the man who could be New York’s first transgender City Council member.
Nov 5, 2012 / Lucy McKeon
Affordable Housing for Seniors in the Cross Hairs in Chicago Affordable Housing for Seniors in the Cross Hairs in Chicago
Property baron Sam Zell has made millions by cutting services and raising rent on retirees like those who came to his Chicago shareholder meeting.
May 15, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Building a Progressive Counterforce to ALEC Building a Progressive Counterforce to ALEC
Our democracy needs progressive leaders who govern in a way that makes people’s lives better.
Apr 11, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wisconsin County’s Election-Count Meltdown Raises Concerns For Recall Wisconsin County’s Election-Count Meltdown Raises Concerns For Recall
Wisconsin's largest newspaper calls for a top election official to step down after the latest vote-counting mess in state's third-largest county.
Apr 5, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Labor Rights, Abortion Rights, Immigrant Rights, Voting Rights Prevail Labor Rights, Abortion Rights, Immigrant Rights, Voting Rights Prevail
In a rebuff to GOP extremism, voters reject Mississippi’s personhood amendment and Ohio’s attack on labor rights.
Nov 9, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Block the Vote: Ohio GOP Bars Early Voting to Suppress Pro-Labor Turnout Block the Vote: Ohio GOP Bars Early Voting to Suppress Pro-Labor Turnout
A Republican Secretary of State, an ALEC ally, shuts down early voting prior to Tuesday's critical referendum on labor rights.
Nov 6, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Occupy the Ballot: Colorado Voters Reject Corporate Power Occupy the Ballot: Colorado Voters Reject Corporate Power
Boulder voters reject corporate personhood, and move to replace private power with a public utility.
Nov 4, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Occupy the Ballot: Colorado Voters Reject Corporate Power Occupy the Ballot: Colorado Voters Reject Corporate Power
Boulder votes against corporate personhood, and then they vote to replace their private power supplier with a municipal utility.
Nov 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Why is George Bush Wading Into Denver’s Education Debate on the Eve of Critical School Board Elections? Why is George Bush Wading Into Denver’s Education Debate on the Eve of Critical School Board Elections?
What's the “No Child Left Behind” president doing in Denver barely a week before a critical school board election? Helping the fake “reformers” make th...
Oct 24, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols