Sherrod Brown Is the First Senator to Say ‘No’ to Jeff Sessions Sherrod Brown Is the First Senator to Say ‘No’ to Jeff Sessions
“I have serious concerns that Senator Sessions’ record on civil rights is at direct odds with the task of promoting justice and equality for all.”
Jan 9, 2017 / John Nichols
Why the Green Party Continues to Demand Presidential Recounts Why the Green Party Continues to Demand Presidential Recounts
And how we are working to make our electoral system work for all of us.
Dec 21, 2016 / David Cobb
Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did Putin Didn’t Undermine the Election—We Did
Our election system is embarrassing not for anything Putin allegedly did. Leaders of both parties, if they had any concern for the republic, would move expeditiously to reform our ...
Nov 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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
Donald Trump Is a Hypersensitive, Tantrum-Throwing Sore Winner—but the Recount Must Go On Donald Trump Is a Hypersensitive, Tantrum-Throwing Sore Winner—but the Recount Must Go On
Perfectly reasonable plans to recount votes in three battleground states have the president-elect acting even more thin-skinned than Richard Nixon.
Nov 28, 2016 / John Nichols
Republicans Cannot Claim a Mandate When Hillary Clinton Has a 2 Million-Vote Lead Republicans Cannot Claim a Mandate When Hillary Clinton Has a 2 Million-Vote Lead
A higher percentage of Americans rejected Trump in 2016 than rejected Romney in 2012.
Nov 23, 2016 / John Nichols
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
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 / Our Readers
Election Night Election Night
So what couldn’t happen (we’d learned from the polls) Had happened before 12 o’clock. There’s much to discuss about what all this means. But later. Right now I’m in shock.
Nov 10, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
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