Campaigns and Elections

Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021.

Clarence Thomas Just Struck Another Blow to Black Power Clarence Thomas Just Struck Another Blow to Black Power

In his majority ruling in a sleeper case about mail delivery, Thomas opened the door to a new way for Republicans to suppress the Black vote.

Feb 26, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Voting booths located inside Hadley Park Community Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 2, 2025,

How Trump and His Allies Are Working to Depress Turnout, Intimidate Voters, and Steal the 2026 Election How Trump and His Allies Are Working to Depress Turnout, Intimidate Voters, and Steal the 2026 Election

Time to save America from the SAVE America Act.

Feb 26, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Striking Kaiser Permanente nurses and healthcare workers in the rain outside the Anaheim hospital, on February 16, 2026.

Democrats Must Listen to Workers Democrats Must Listen to Workers

How winning people’s trust involves listening to their challenges, ambition, ideas, and stories.

Feb 25, 2026 / Greg Kaufmann

Analilia Mejia, US Democratic House candidate for New Jersey, speaks to supporters and members of the media at Paper Plane Coffee Co. in Montclair, New Jersey, US, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026.

The Primary Win That Stunned Democrats Everywhere The Primary Win That Stunned Democrats Everywhere

Analilia Mejia’s upset victory in New Jersey offers invaluable insights about the past and present of liberal politics in America.

Feb 20, 2026 / Arvin Alaigh

Reverend Jesse Jackson addresses supporters in the lead-up to the 1988 Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucuses, on February 1, 1988.

The Job of Being Jesse Jackson The Job of Being Jesse Jackson

Jackson’s lessons for today’s Democrats.

Feb 19, 2026 / Bruce Shapiro

Russell Vought (left), architect of the Mandate for Leadership, more commonly known as Project 2025, and director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), stands alongside Mark Paoletta (right), general counsel at the OMB, during the Trump administration's announcement of the rescission of the Obama-era endangerment finding in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 12, 2026.

The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too. The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too.

America should build things again, and we the people should own what we build.

Feb 17, 2026 / Corbin Trent

Mayor Mamdani walks inside Kreyol Flavor with its owner, Cursy Saint Surin, in the neighborhood of East Flatbush, Brooklyn, on October 25, 2025.

Mayor Mamdani Offers a Progressive Vision for Small Businesses Mayor Mamdani Offers a Progressive Vision for Small Businesses

If successful, his policies might offer a new nationwide playbook.

Feb 10, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms

Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms

Here’s one idea for a coordinated response to Trump’s coordinated attacks.

Feb 5, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul at a rally in Queens on October 26, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani: Why I’m Endorsing Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani: Why I’m Endorsing Kathy Hochul

Exclusive: New York City’s mayor explains why he’s backing New York’s governor in the 2026 election.

Feb 5, 2026 / Zohran Mamdani

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on February 3, 2026.

Trump Ratchets Up Talk of Taking Over Elections Trump Ratchets Up Talk of Taking Over Elections

This is one of many signs that Trump knows his party is in big trouble in the coming midterm elections.

Feb 4, 2026 / Joan Walsh

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