Campaigns and Elections

GE Gave $1 Million to Fix the Debt

GE Gave $1 Million to Fix the Debt GE Gave $1 Million to Fix the Debt

General Electric gave $1 million to the pro-austerity group Fix the Debt last year.

Aug 21, 2013 / Blog / Lee Fang

It Really Should Not Matter That Ted Cruz Is Canadian

It Really Should Not Matter That Ted Cruz Is Canadian It Really Should Not Matter That Ted Cruz Is Canadian

Amend the Constitution so that all citizens can seek the presidency.

Aug 20, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

Chris Christie Backs Down on Gun Control

Chris Christie Backs Down on Gun Control Chris Christie Backs Down on Gun Control

With vetoes, New Jersey’s governor indicates that he is looking out for himself in the 2016 primaries instead of his constituents. 

Aug 19, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

What’s Bad for Democracy Is Good for Chris Christie

What’s Bad for Democracy Is Good for Chris Christie What’s Bad for Democracy Is Good for Chris Christie

The New Jersey governor manipulated election schedule so thoroughly that a high-stakes primary drew only 9 percent turnout.

Aug 14, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

It’s About Inequality: New York’s Class-Conscious Mayoral Race

It’s About Inequality: New York’s Class-Conscious Mayoral Race It’s About Inequality: New York’s Class-Conscious Mayoral Race

For the first time in years, class politics are creeping back onto the New York campaign trail.

Aug 12, 2013 / Matthew Arnold

Democracy Disenfranchised: Detroit’s Next Mayor Won’t Be Allowed to Govern

Democracy Disenfranchised: Detroit’s Next Mayor Won’t Be Allowed to Govern Democracy Disenfranchised: Detroit’s Next Mayor Won’t Be Allowed to Govern

Michigan’s Republican governor has seized control of Detroit—and there’s a lot more at stake than one city’s balance sheet.

Aug 7, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

The Voting Rights Act Is in Peril on Its Forty-Eighth Anniversary

The Voting Rights Act Is in Peril on Its Forty-Eighth Anniversary The Voting Rights Act Is in Peril on Its Forty-Eighth Anniversary

The VRA transformed American democracy. Now Congress must save it. 

Aug 6, 2013 / Blog / Ari Berman

Big Media Story Isn’t Bezos and the Post, It’s the RNC Threatening CNN, NBC

Big Media Story Isn’t Bezos and the Post, It’s the RNC Threatening CNN, NBC Big Media Story Isn’t Bezos and the Post, It’s the RNC Threatening CNN, NBC

Rich guys buy newspapers. Often. But when Reince Priebus makes programming demands on major networks, that's a real measure of the corruption of our democratic discourse.

Aug 6, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse

Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse

So-called "Ag-Gag" laws reveal the lengths to which the agriculture industry will go to keep their business practices secret.

Jul 31, 2013 / Leighton Akio Woodhouse

If You’re Not Singing Along With Scott Walker, You’re Under Arrest

If You’re Not Singing Along With Scott Walker, You’re Under Arrest If You’re Not Singing Along With Scott Walker, You’re Under Arrest

Wisconsin governor kicks off his 2016 presidential bid by ordering homestate dissenters arrested and ticketed—for singing.

Jul 29, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

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