Campaigns and Elections

A portrait of Dora Maria Tellez.

The Arrest of Dora María Téllez Marks a New Low for Nicaragua The Arrest of Dora María Téllez Marks a New Low for Nicaragua

One of the beliefs that animated the Central American solidarity movement then was that we were not powerless. We are not powerless now, either.

Aug 10, 2021 / Column / Linda Mannheim

Nina Turner

The Establishment Beat Nina Turner. What Does It Mean? The Establishment Beat Nina Turner. What Does It Mean?

It will be pegged as a victory against Sanders forces, or for dark money. It’s also about the years Turner spent out of a very gerrymandered and besieged district.

Aug 3, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Ron DeSantis

“Death by DeSantis” Threatens Florida as Covid Numbers Spike “Death by DeSantis” Threatens Florida as Covid Numbers Spike

As the governor jets around the country promising to lead the fight against public health mandates, Florida sees record levels of infection.

Aug 3, 2021 / John Nichols

Rep. Kevin McCarthy at a press conference

Big-Money Republican Donors Are Now Backing the GOP’s War on Fair Elections Big-Money Republican Donors Are Now Backing the GOP’s War on Fair Elections

Kevin McCarthy “jokes” about hitting Nancy Pelosi with a gavel. Jim Jordan admits that he talked to Donald Trump on January 6. And a new report on the money behind their Big Lie ex...

Aug 2, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Nina Turner

Nina Turner Wants to Go to Congress as a Champion for Labor Rights Nina Turner Wants to Go to Congress as a Champion for Labor Rights

“I’ve definitely been in the trenches with my labor sisters and brothers,” says the candidate, who has a long history of defending unions.

Jul 30, 2021 / John Nichols

Voting rights

New York City’s Radical Proposal for Noncitizen Voting New York City’s Radical Proposal for Noncitizen Voting

The “Our City, Our Vote” bill would add almost 1 million new potential voters to the rolls—the largest addition of voters in this country in half a century.

Jul 30, 2021 / John Washington

Gov. Gavin Newsom presents the nation's largest rent relief program as Part of the $100 Billion California Comeback Plan.

Homelessness Escalates as California’s Recall Election Nears Homelessness Escalates as California’s Recall Election Nears

The country's biggest blue state faces a potential upheaval.

Jul 30, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Morales Supporters Gather Outside

Diagnosing the Morales Campaign Meltdown Diagnosing the Morales Campaign Meltdown

It all sounds like a bad family therapy session. What does the psychiatric literature have to say?

Jul 28, 2021 / Column / Alexis Grenell

Police officers testifying at January 6th hearings

‘A Hit Man Sent Them’: Police Officers Testify to the Violence Done on January 6 ‘A Hit Man Sent Them’: Police Officers Testify to the Violence Done on January 6

Four officers told a House Select Committee what they saw. They called it an “attempted coup” and “terrorism” and blamed Donald Trump. And so should we all.

Jul 27, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Capitol Insurrection

Congress and the States Are Constitutionally Empowered to Crack Down on Trump and His Seditionists Congress and the States Are Constitutionally Empowered to Crack Down on Trump and His Seditionists

Just as Speaker Pelosi has excluded members of Congress’s “sedition caucus,” from the January 6 inquiry, so state officials have the right to exclude Trump and his co-conspirators ...

Jul 27, 2021 / John Nichols

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