The Trump Administration’s Lies About Voter Fraud Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression The Trump Administration’s Lies About Voter Fraud Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression
Twenty-one states are now considering new laws to make it harder to vote.
Feb 13, 2017 / Ari Berman
The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism
Elizabeth Warren wasn’t attacking Jeff Sessions’s character; she was using King’s observations to expose his support for racist policies.
Feb 8, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
House Republicans Just Voted to Eliminate the Only Federal Agency That Makes Sure Voting Machines Can’t Be Hacked House Republicans Just Voted to Eliminate the Only Federal Agency That Makes Sure Voting Machines Can’t Be Hacked
Republicans would make it easier to steal an election by killing the Election Assistance Commission.
Feb 7, 2017 / Ari Berman
Democracy Wins One as a Federal Court Strikes a Big Blow Against Gerrymandering 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.
Jan 27, 2017 / John Nichols
‘The Economist’ Just Downgraded the US From a ‘Full Democracy’ to a ‘Flawed Democracy’ ‘The Economist’ Just Downgraded the US From a ‘Full Democracy’ to a ‘Flawed Democracy’
And the problem is a lot bigger than Donald Trump.
Jan 26, 2017 / John Nichols
Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President? Has America Ever Elected a ‘Legitimate’ President?
Given how hard it is to vote, and how actively some states discourage voting, America elects legal presidents—but not legitimate ones.
Jan 21, 2017 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
Barack Obama Leaves as He Arrived: An Optimist Calling Us to Defend and Extend Democracy Barack Obama Leaves as He Arrived: An Optimist Calling Us to Defend and Extend Democracy
In the spirit of Tom Paine, Obama promises that the future is ours. “We just have to fight for it!”
Jan 20, 2017 / John Nichols
Can Democrats Count on Demographic Shifts to Put Them Back in Power? Can Democrats Count on Demographic Shifts to Put Them Back in Power?
Has the “rising American majority” merely been delayed by a black swan election? Or does Trump’s victory mean something else is going on?
Jan 18, 2017 / Joshua Holland
Jeff Sessions Claims to Be a Champion of Voting Rights, but His Record Suggests Otherwise Jeff Sessions Claims to Be a Champion of Voting Rights, but His Record Suggests Otherwise
He would be one of the most dangerous attorneys general in modern US history.
Jan 11, 2017 / Ari Berman
Jeff Sessions Has Spent His Whole Career Opposing Voting Rights Jeff Sessions Has Spent His Whole Career Opposing Voting Rights
Imagine what he will do as the most powerful lawyer in the country.
Jan 10, 2017 / Ari Berman