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.

John Nichols

Here’s How to Help End Cash Bail

Every day in this country, hundreds of thousands of legally innocent people sit behind bars simply because they cannot afford bail.

Emmeline Clein

How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing

Issa Kohler-Hausmann’s  Misdemeanorland  looks at how the court system has imposed a system of control that reinforces broken-windows police. 

Clio Chang

Progressives, Keep an Eye on These 10 Races

From Andrew Gillum in Florida to marijuana legalization in North Dakota, wins in these elections would be game changers.

The Nation

Rethinking Prison, From the Inside Out

Changing the institutional culture of incarceration could entail a social consensus that locking people up is never the ideal way to resolve social problems.

Michelle Chen

How Guantánamo Laid the Groundwork for Kavanaugh’s Confirmation

The prison’s attempts to adjudicate justice are making their way to the mainland.

Karen J. Greenberg

Cops Usually Get Away With Murder. What Was Different in Chicago?

When there is the will to seriously prosecute an officer, the public can hold the police accountable.

Edward Burmila

The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh

Calvin Trillin

The Most Important Office in the Trump Era Isn’t at the Top of the Ballot

State attorneys general are the key to holding the White House to account—and Democrats are making a strong showing in several races.

John Nichols

Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings

You can also support progressive ballot initiatives and learn about the rise of fascism in Europe.

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