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Yesterday 2:00 pm
Could This Put an End to Gerrymandering?
The Fair Representation Act, introduced today in the House of Representatives, would allow everyone to have a say in our democracy.
Anita Earls
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June 20, 2017
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.
John Nichols
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May 22, 2017
North Carolina Is Once Again Found Guilty of Discriminating Against Black Voters
The Supreme Court strikes down two of the state’s congressional districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
Ari Berman
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March 11, 2017
Federal Court Rules Texas Gerrymandering Unconstitutional
The court found that Republicans drew discriminatory district lines. That's very bad news for Paul Ryan.
John Nichols
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January 27, 2017
Democracy Wins One as a Federal Court Strikes a Big Blow Against Gerrymandering
A game-changing federal-court ruling orders Wisconsin to redraw legislative district lines that unfairly and unconstitutionally favor Republicans.
John Nichols
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November 22, 2016
Federal Court Rejects Extreme Gerrymandering in Wisconsin
A panel of three federal judges determines that Republicans drew legislative-district lines that were “intended to burden the representational rights of Democratic voters.”
John Nichols
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October 13, 2016
3 Ways Hillary Clinton Can Inspire Americans Without a College Degree
Does she really believe we’re “stronger together”? Here’s how she can prove it.
Thomas Geoghegan
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September 20, 2016
Exclusive: Zach Galifianakis Wants You to Know How Bad Gerrymandering Has Gotten
The new documentary series America Divided shines a light on voter restrictions, the housing crisis, and other symptoms of our unequal society.
The Nation
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July 13, 2016
Both Parties Are Battling for the South—but the South Wants Something in Return
Our roundtable reveals new trends in a changing region.
Jesse Williams, Elizabeth Bruenig, Josie Duffy, Kareem Crayton and Jake McGraw
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July 8, 2016
Democrats Are Not Speaking Loudly Enough to Be Heard in Rural America
The party platform is not aggressive enough in reaching out to voters who could be won over.
John Nichols