Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign—and the Media Barely Noticed Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign—and the Media Barely Noticed
Nothing sums up the high-drama, low-substance nature of 2016 race coverage more than the underplaying of a serious speech about the Supreme Court.
Mar 31, 2016 / John Nichols
This Is What Political Revolution Really Looks Like This Is What Political Revolution Really Looks Like
Without these structural reforms to American democracy, even a progressive presidency couldn’t accomplish much.
Mar 25, 2016 / Wendy R. Weiser, Rob Richie, and Sanford Levinson
Start Making Sense: Bernie Isn’t Finished Start Making Sense: Bernie Isn’t Finished
John Nichols on Hillary’s victories; plus Ari Berman on North Carolina voting restrictions, and Tom Frank on the Democrats’ failures.
Mar 17, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Will a Conservative Court Uphold Texas’ Discriminatory Voter ID Law? Will a Conservative Court Uphold Texas’ Discriminatory Voter ID Law?
The toughest voting restriction in the country has been blocked three times by the Voting Rights Act yet remains in effect.
Mar 10, 2016 / Ari Berman
Congress Honors the Selma Marchers, but Won’t Restore the Voting Rights Act Congress Honors the Selma Marchers, but Won’t Restore the Voting Rights Act
Veterans of the Selma movement are receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, but would rather see the Voting Rights Act fixed.
Feb 24, 2016 / Ari Berman
A Moral Movement to Hold All Candidates Accountable A Moral Movement to Hold All Candidates Accountable
Whether it’s Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, only a moral movement bound by fusion politics can hold the next president accountable to the people.
Feb 22, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
The Supreme Court Is the Most Important Issue in the 2016 Election The Supreme Court Is the Most Important Issue in the 2016 Election
If Republicans obstruct Obama, the next Democratic president can shape the most progressive court since the 1960s.
Feb 16, 2016 / Ari Berman
Thousands March in North Carolina to Protest Voter Suppression Thousands March in North Carolina to Protest Voter Suppression
Civil-rights activists mobilize to make their voices heard at the ballot box in 2016.
Feb 13, 2016 / Ari Berman
Repairing American Democracy Should Be a Central Issue in the 2016 Campaign Repairing American Democracy Should Be a Central Issue in the 2016 Campaign
Three ways to fix US politics: Reduce big money, end gerrymandering, make it easier to vote.
Feb 11, 2016 / Ari Berman
The Misdiagnosis of Terrorism The Misdiagnosis of Terrorism
The real violence threatening America is that of our immoral public policy choices, at home and abroad.
Feb 9, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II