“We’re Asking the Voters to Have a Say”: Inside California’s Redistricting Fight “We’re Asking the Voters to Have a Say”: Inside California’s Redistricting Fight
Proposition 50 is an opportunity to “restore fairness in our democratic process,” according to organizers, by countering gerrymandering in other states.
Oct 30, 2025 / StudentNation / Zoya Alam, Rani Chor, and Amara McEvoy
Will Virginia Democrats Make the State Ground Zero for Trump Resistance Again? Will Virginia Democrats Make the State Ground Zero for Trump Resistance Again?
The state’s Democrats are not complacent this year, fielding candidates for all 100 House districts. Kimberly Pope Adams is one angling to grow the Democratic majority there.
Oct 30, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Graham Platner and the Online Rush to Judgment Graham Platner and the Online Rush to Judgment
At some point, we have to recognize that we just don’t know about the Maine Senate candidate’s past motivations—or about much of anything else, either.
Oct 29, 2025 / Ron Currie
Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over
After the state’s ban on gay marriage was lifted in 2014, advocates took a breath. But more than a decade later, with Obergefell now at risk, there's more work to be done.
Oct 29, 2025 / StudentNation / Charlie Bloomer
Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How
While half of the proposals on this year’s ballot deal with housing, elected officials and organizers in New York City are divided on their effectiveness.
Oct 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor
Andrew Cuomo Is Going Out the Way He Came In: as a Vile Bigot Andrew Cuomo Is Going Out the Way He Came In: as a Vile Bigot
Vote for Zohran, not the moron.
Oct 27, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Will the Democratic Party Keep Learning the Wrong Lessons? Will the Democratic Party Keep Learning the Wrong Lessons?
As an intern for Jon Tester’s campaign, I saw a disconnect between our claim to authentic Montanan populism and the reality on the ground. In 2025, we need something different.
Oct 27, 2025 / StudentNation / Nick Perkins
Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed
From Pete Buttigieg to Gavin Newsom, party bigwigs are finding out the hard way that the old platitudes don’t work anymore.
Oct 23, 2025 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh
The Real Lesson From Zohran Mamdani’s Ascent The Real Lesson From Zohran Mamdani’s Ascent
The decisive factor isn’t his ads or charisma. It is the public financing of election campaigns, and it should be replicated across the United States.
Oct 21, 2025 / David Sirota
Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander
The chief justice has let partisan gerrymanders flourish, and created the conditions for near-permanent minority rule.
Oct 17, 2025 / David Daley