Campaigns and Elections

Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago

Stop Insulting Donald Trump Stop Insulting Donald Trump

You’re only helping him (really!).

Jul 10, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Trump Russia G20

Donald Trump’s Proposal to Partner With Putin on Cybersecurity Is a Joke Donald Trump’s Proposal to Partner With Putin on Cybersecurity Is a Joke

But the SAFE Act is the real deal.

Jul 10, 2017 / John Nichols

Polling Station Sign

Democrats Must Become America’s Anti-Gerrymandering Party Democrats Must Become America’s Anti-Gerrymandering Party

The opposition party should embrace a sweeping reform agenda that embraces the promise of voting rights, competitive elections, and genuinely representative democracy.

Jul 6, 2017 / John Nichols

Donald Trump and Kris Kobach

The Trump Administration’s Voter-Suppression Plans Are Backfiring Badly The Trump Administration’s Voter-Suppression Plans Are Backfiring Badly

In an unprecedented show of bipartisan resistance, 48 states are refusing to hand over private voter data to Kris Kobach.

Jul 5, 2017 / Ari Berman

Nina Turner

Nina Turner: It Is Not Our Job to Fit Into the Democratic Establishment Nina Turner: It Is Not Our Job to Fit Into the Democratic Establishment

The new president of Our Revolution on race, class, electoral strategy, and whether we’ll feel the Bern in 2020.

Jun 30, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Donald Trump and Kris Kobach

The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights

We are witnessing the beginning of a nationwide voter-suppression campaign, led by the White House and enabled by Congress and the Department of Justice.

Jun 30, 2017 / Ari Berman

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Letters From the July 17-14, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 17-14, 2017, Issue

Not that unpopular… Subject, verb… violence… DNC MIA… Applause for Merkley… Perriello: promise and peril… Thoughtful space… Top keavy…

Jun 29, 2017 / Our Readers

Trump at press conference

Media Contempt for Facts Grows Along With the Dangers of War With Russia Media Contempt for Facts Grows Along With the Dangers of War With Russia

“Russiagate” has become a grave threat to US national security—but its discredited foundational allegations persist.

Jun 28, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Maricopa County elections sign

Could This Put an End to Gerrymandering? Could This Put an End to Gerrymandering?

The Fair Representation Act, introduced today in the House of Representatives, would allow everyone to have a say in our democracy.

Jun 26, 2017 / Anita Earls

The Republic of Rogue Island

The Republic of Rogue Island The Republic of Rogue Island

Here's what one state's radical experiment after the American Revolution can tell us about democracy today.

Jun 23, 2017 / Tom Cutterham

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