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April 16, 2015
Enshrine the Right to Vote in the Constitution
After 150 years, it is time for the last Reconstruction Amendment.
John Nichols
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March 25, 2015
A Rare Victory for Black Voting Rights in the South
The Supreme Court says GOP-drawn redistricting maps in Alabama may be unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
Ari Berman
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March 23, 2015
Should the Supreme Court Have Accepted a Challenge to Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law?
One of the country’s most restrictive voter ID laws will now be in effect.
Ari Berman
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March 18, 2015
Oregon’s Radical Innovation: Make Democracy Easy
Want higher turnout? No problem. Automatically register voters and allow them to vote by mail.
John Nichols
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January 21, 2015
This Long-Lost Constitutional Clause Could Save the Right to Vote
It’s time to start enforcing Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Richard Kreitner
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November 7, 2014
Voter Suppression: The Midterm Election Story that Doesn’t Fit the Media Narrative
In mainstream media it’s considered downright impolitic to link voter restrictions to election results.
Leslie Savan
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November 6, 2014
Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races?
The number of voters impacted by new voting restrictions exceeded the margin of victory in close races in North Carolina, Kansas, Virginia and Florida.
Ari Berman
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October 30, 2014
New Voting Restrictions Could Swing the 2014 Election
Voter suppression efforts in key swing states could determine who controls the Senate and other crucial races.
Ari Berman
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October 10, 2014
Voter Suppression Backfires in Texas and Wisconsin
Two of the country’s strictest voter ID laws are blocked by the courts.
Ari Berman
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October 10, 2014
Democracy Over Disenfranchisement: High Court Blocks Voter ID in Wisconsin
In an emergency ruling, the Supreme Court puts “the rule of law ahead of the Scott Walker’s political gamesmanship.”
John Nichols