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August 22, 2017
Democrats Are Starting a Fierce Internal Debate. Finally.
The party establishment won’t change on its own, and Democratic leaders won’t see the light unless they feel the heat.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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July 18, 2017
ALEC Is Talking About Changing the Way Senators Are Elected and Taking Away Your Vote
A proposed resolution advocates for overturning the 17th Amendment so Republican-controlled state legislatures could pick senators.
John Nichols
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July 13, 2017
Al Franken Versus the De-Humorizer
Plus Joan Walsh on Donald Trump Jr. and Ari Berman on voting.
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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July 12, 2017
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
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July 11, 2017
Meet the Vote Suppressors and Conspiracy Theorists on Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Commission
Forty-eight states have refused to fully comply with the commission’s request for voter data, but the order has already sown chaos at state election offices.
Ari Berman
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July 6, 2017
Democrats Must Become America’s Anti-Gerrymandering Party
The opposition party should embrace a sweeping reform agenda that embraces the promise of voting rights, competitive elections, and genuinely representative democracy.
John Nichols
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July 5, 2017
The Trump Administration’s Voter-Suppression Plans Are Backfiring Badly
In an unprecedented show of bipartisan resistance, 48 states are refusing to hand over private voter data to Kris Kobach.
Ari Berman
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June 30, 2017
The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights
We are witnessing the beginning of a nationwide voter-suppression campaign, led by the White House and enabled by Congress and the Department of Justice.
Ari Berman
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June 26, 2017
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