On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights
The right to vote is under the most sustained attack since 1965, but civil rights activists are fighting back.
Aug 28, 2013 / Ari Berman
Paul Ryan’s Choice: Constituents or Koch Brothers? Paul Ryan’s Choice: Constituents or Koch Brothers?
As Ryan met secretly with the billionaire campaign donors, the largest city in his district called for getting corporate cash out of politics.
Aug 22, 2013 / John Nichols
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 / Lee Fang
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 / John Nichols
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 / Zoë Carpenter
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 / John Nichols
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
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 / 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 VRA transformed American democracy. Now Congress must save it.
Aug 6, 2013 / 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
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 / John Nichols