Winning the House, Democrats Vow to Check and Balance Trump Winning the House, Democrats Vow to Check and Balance Trump
Nancy Pelosi, Elijah Cummings, and Jerry Nadler now have the power to hold the president to account.
Nov 7, 2018 / Editorial / John Nichols
Will the Blue Wave Overcome the Red Undertow? Will the Blue Wave Overcome the Red Undertow?
Regardless of who prevails in the midterms, a political sea change has begun that will radically reshape our politics.
Nov 6, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Today Americans Determine Our Political Future Today Americans Determine Our Political Future
Five contests that could signal where we’re headed on climate change, criminal-justice reform, financial reform, net neutrality, and militarism.
Nov 6, 2018 / John Nichols
Take Action Now: Vote Today, Then Help Others Vote Take Action Now: Vote Today, Then Help Others Vote
In addition to casting your own ballot, you can report voter intimidation and drive people to the polls.
Nov 6, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction
Originalism Is a White-Supremacist Scam Originalism Is a White-Supremacist Scam
Republicans made a con man president, but he just exposed their longest-running con.
Nov 5, 2018 / Madiba Dennie
How Progressives Can Make Change on Election Day—No Matter What Happens With Congress How Progressives Can Make Change on Election Day—No Matter What Happens With Congress
Thirteen ballot initiatives that could raise wages, ban fracking, protect immigrants, and house the homeless.
Nov 5, 2018 / Cities Rising / Simon Davis-Cohen
Beto O’Rourke Is an Antidote to Donald Trump’s Bigotry Beto O’Rourke Is an Antidote to Donald Trump’s Bigotry
Rebuking the president’s midterm rhetoric, the Texan says, “It’s un-American. It’s not who we are.”
Nov 5, 2018 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders: ‘Trump Is Somebody Who Clearly Does Not Respect Democracy’ Bernie Sanders: ‘Trump Is Somebody Who Clearly Does Not Respect Democracy’
The senator explains why Democrats must challenge right-wing extremism.
Nov 2, 2018 / John Nichols
Jahana Hayes Is Poised to Make History Jahana Hayes Is Poised to Make History
The Democratic congressional candidate from Connecticut says that growing up in poverty “grounded my decision-making and framed everything I do.”
Nov 1, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann
Can Women Voters Turn America Blue? Can Women Voters Turn America Blue?
Katrina vanden Heuvel, Joan Walsh, and Cecile Richards on women voters, Ari Berman on vote suppression, and Gary Younge on the Midwest.
Nov 1, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener