Campaigns and Elections

What the Media Got Wrong About Ocasio-Cortez’s Triumph

What the Media Got Wrong About Ocasio-Cortez’s Triumph What the Media Got Wrong About Ocasio-Cortez’s Triumph

The focus on her identity obscured the democratic socialist nature of her campaign—which put the lie to claims that the Sanders insurgency is “flailing.”

Jul 3, 2018 / The Nation

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Fight for the Future of the Supreme Court Fight for the Future of the Supreme Court

You can also support local immigrant-rights organizing and confront your representatives in their district.

Jul 3, 2018 / NationAction

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The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’ The Supreme Court’s Five ‘Black-Robed Rulers’

In a time of deep polarization, the lawless majority of the Court has chosen to side with the powerful few against the vast majority.

Jul 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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What if the Left Wins: A Q&A With George Goehl What if the Left Wins: A Q&A With George Goehl

The director of People’s Action tells The Nation how organizations can help progressive politicians advance a left agenda.

Jul 3, 2018 / Q&A / Joseph Hogan

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Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to ICE by Canceling Their Contracts With the Agency Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to ICE by Canceling Their Contracts With the Agency

Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, June 2018: From Austin to Toledo and beyond.

Jul 2, 2018 / Sophie Kasakove

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Ben Jealous Is Ready to Make Maryland America’s Laboratory of Democracy Ben Jealous Is Ready to Make Maryland America’s Laboratory of Democracy

The former NAACP head’s big win in a key gubernatorial primary sets him up as a Democrat who can run and win with a bold progressive vision.

Jun 29, 2018 / John Nichols

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We’re Going to Abolish ICE We’re Going to Abolish ICE

It’s just the beginning, but candidates across the country are starting to step up.

Jun 28, 2018 / Sean McElwee

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Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit? Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit?

If it actually occurs, never in the 75-year history of such US-Russian meetings will an American president have had so much opposition and so little support at home.

Jun 27, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

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Social Movements Could Propel López Obrador to Victory Social Movements Could Propel López Obrador to Victory

Mexico’s upcoming general election may be decided by voters who are fed up with the status quo.

Jun 27, 2018 / Ruth Conniff

Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering Gerrymandering

The Supreme Court is allowing controversial district maps to stand and be used in this fall's midterm elections.

Jun 26, 2018 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

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