The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem

Voter suppression contributes to the myth that America is made up of centrists.

David M. Perry

Massive Democracy-Reform Legislation Gets Its Day In Congress

And Republican protectors of the crooked system went off the deep end.  

George Zornick

A Federal Judge Just Crushed Scott Walker’s Lame-Duck Assault on Voting Rights

Wisconsin Republicans have been thwarted in their effort to limit early voting and student participation in elections.

John Nichols

Georgia Voters Lose Out on a Secretary of State Who Would Have Protected Their Voting Rights

Stacey Abrams put time and money behind the runoff election for Georgia secretary of state, but in the wake of her loss, a lot of other resources disappeared.

Joan Walsh

A Taxing Day at the Polls

Jen Sorensen

After Stunning Democratic Win, North Dakota Republicans Suppressed the Native American Vote

A district court ruled against the state’s voter-ID law in April—but with midterms looming, the fight for Native voting rights isn’t over yet.

Roey Hadar

At Long Last, Andrew Cuomo Restores the Vote for New York Parolees

Perhaps pressured by Cynthia Nixon’s primary challenge, the guv did the right thing. Florida may follow, with a ballot initiative this fall.

Sasha Abramsky

How Democrats Can Mobilize Millions of Non-Voters

If black millenials decide to vote en masse, our politics could be upended.

Sean McElwee

How Oregon Increased Voter Turnout More Than Any Other State

New evidence shows how automatic voter registration increased not only voter participation but also voter diversity.

Sean McElwee, Brian Schaffner and Jesse Rhodes

American Democracy Is Now Under Siege by Both Cyber-Espionage and GOP Voter Suppression

The same Republicans who benefited from Russian hacking in the 2016 election have been suppressing the vote for years.

Ari Berman