Campaigns and Elections

Early voting sign Miami

The 2018 Midterms Have Exposed a Democracy in Crisis The 2018 Midterms Have Exposed a Democracy in Crisis

And we need radical reforms—now.

Oct 24, 2018 / John Nichols

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism? The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism?

President Trump’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty nullifies a historic precedent.

Oct 24, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Bernie Sanders Medicare

If Democrats Want to Mobilize Young Voters, They Need to Wholly Embrace Medicare for All If Democrats Want to Mobilize Young Voters, They Need to Wholly Embrace Medicare for All

Sixty-nine percent of young Americans support single payer.

Oct 24, 2018 / John Nichols

Voting ballot box

The Most Important Ballot Measures of 2018 The Most Important Ballot Measures of 2018

Amid the din of election activity, don’t forget the power and potential of the ballot initiative.

Oct 24, 2018 / Simon Davis-Cohen

Trump White House USA Hat

Trump’s Midterms Strategy Is Fear, Lies, and (White) Nationalism Trump’s Midterms Strategy Is Fear, Lies, and (White) Nationalism

And that’s what works to turn out his base.

Oct 23, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Scott Walker Spiderman backpack

It’s Getting Lonely on Scott Walker’s Sinking Ship It’s Getting Lonely on Scott Walker’s Sinking Ship

The onetime Republican golden boy has never recovered from his failed presidential run.

Oct 23, 2018 / John Nichols

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care

The GOP’s duck-and-cover effort impedes a debate we need to have on providing universal coverage and increasing Social Security.

Oct 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

JD Scholten Winnebago

J.D. Scholten Bets the Farm on Beating Steve King J.D. Scholten Bets the Farm on Beating Steve King

Just weeks from the midterms, an Iowa hometown hero is gaining ground on one of Congress’s most toxic incumbents.

Oct 22, 2018 / Rebecca Zweig

Trump and Gianforte handshake

President Body Slam Needs to Be Checked and Balanced President Body Slam Needs to Be Checked and Balanced

America needs a Congress that will challenge this president when he attacks freedom of the press, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution.

Oct 19, 2018 / John Nichols

A Taxing Day at the Polls

A Taxing Day at the Polls A Taxing Day at the Polls

ignore this…

Oct 18, 2018 / Jen Sorensen

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