How Joe Lhota Could Benefit From New York’s Own ‘Citizens United’ How Joe Lhota Could Benefit From New York’s Own ‘Citizens United’
Could a debate over campaign finance breathe new life into Lhota's bid for NYC mayor?
Oct 25, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Anyone for a Real Inform Act? Anyone for a Real Inform Act?
It was early, but for a moment I thought I was reading something important in an ad in The New York Times. Someone was paying attention to our nation's teetering imbalance! (No...
Oct 25, 2013 / Laura Flanders
The New Nullification Movement The New Nullification Movement
Some states are reviving disenfranchisement schemes that date back to the antebellum South.
Oct 23, 2013 / Feature / Ari Berman
Jim Crow II Jim Crow II
A history of the fight for voting rights and the movement to restrict them once again.
Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman
Bill de Blasio to Burger King: ‘This Is an Unsupportable Situation’ Bill de Blasio to Burger King: ‘This Is an Unsupportable Situation’
The mayoral hopeful is one of the most high-profile politicians to come out in support of the growing movement for low-wage workers’ rights.
Oct 18, 2013 / Lizzy Ratner
Chris Christie Gets What He Wanted: Very Little Democracy Chris Christie Gets What He Wanted: Very Little Democracy
The New Jersey governor gamed the election process to assure that few voters chose the state's new senator: Cory Booker.
Oct 17, 2013 / John Nichols
No Cartoon Characters in the NYC Mayoral Debate No Cartoon Characters in the NYC Mayoral Debate
But with any luck we will see whether their policies have character.
Oct 15, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Judge Who Framed Voter ID Laws As Constitutional Says He Got It Wrong Judge Who Framed Voter ID Laws As Constitutional Says He Got It Wrong
Posner admits error in sustaining "a law now widely regarded as a means of voter suppression rather than fraud prevention."
Oct 15, 2013 / John Nichols
The Unraveling of Representative Democracy The Unraveling of Representative Democracy
The effects of unlimited and opaque influx of money into institutions of political power have been insidious and widespread, tearing at the foundation of the political system like ...
Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Kai Raub and StudentNation
Shutdown Politics: Support for Democratic Takeover of House Spikes Shutdown Politics: Support for Democratic Takeover of House Spikes
The movement is so dramatic that, even with gerrymandering in their favor, Republicans are beginning to look vulnerable.
Oct 11, 2013 / John Nichols