Voter suppression

Donald Trump

The President-Elect Is an Internet Troll The President-Elect Is an Internet Troll

And the media has no idea what to do with him.

Nov 28, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump hotel

Donald Trump Is the Greatest Threat to American Democracy in Our Lifetime Donald Trump Is the Greatest Threat to American Democracy in Our Lifetime

His lies about voter fraud are a prelude to massive voter suppression.

Nov 28, 2016 / Ari Berman

Early Voting Wisconsin

Federal Court Rejects Extreme Gerrymandering in Wisconsin 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.”

Nov 22, 2016 / John Nichols

McCory

Are North Carolina Republicans Plotting a ‘Legislative Coup’? Are North Carolina Republicans Plotting a ‘Legislative Coup’?

Governor Pat McCrory is crying voter fraud, and rumors are swirling about a possible bid to pack the state’s Supreme Court. 

Nov 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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Letters From the December 5-12, 2016, Issue Letters From the December 5-12, 2016, Issue

Radical soul… All hail Gary Younge… Foresight is 20/20… True fraudsters… Trump’s cheerleaders… Cold war, hot mess… And still women rise…

Nov 17, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers

Trump with a bullhorn

Donald Trump Won Only by Undermining an Already Broken Democracy Donald Trump Won Only by Undermining an Already Broken Democracy

Caught between demographic headwinds and a base that wouldn’t let the party adapt, Republicans set their sights on democratic pluralism itself.

Nov 16, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Did Republicans Rig the Election?

Did Republicans Rig the Election? Did Republicans Rig the Election?

Voter suppression was all too real, and 14 states—including important swing states—had new voting restrictions in place.

Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / Ari Berman

Mississippi voting

The GOP’s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016 The GOP’s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016

This was the first presidential election in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act.

Nov 9, 2016 / Ari Berman

Fred Leidel

This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away. This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away.

Scott Walker’s voter-ID law is disenfranchising the greatest generation.

Nov 8, 2016 / Ari Berman

Philadelphia Polling Place

Trump’s Voter Intimidation Dog Doesn’t Bark in Philly Trump’s Voter Intimidation Dog Doesn’t Bark in Philly

But the GOP nominee continues to raise unfounded doubts about the integrity of the election. 

Nov 8, 2016 / George Zornick

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