Will North Carolina Lead the Way to a New South? Will North Carolina Lead the Way to a New South?
Progressives like Reverend Barber and candidates like Deborah Ross are hoping to assemble a multiracial coalition to defeat a conservative backlash.
Nov 7, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Want to End Poverty? You Can Do Something About It on Tuesday Want to End Poverty? You Can Do Something About It on Tuesday
Before you vote, ask these questions about your candidates.
Nov 7, 2016 / Greg Kaufmann
Donald Trump Has Unleashed a New Wave of Bullying in Schools Donald Trump Has Unleashed a New Wave of Bullying in Schools
Kids might not get the details of immigration policy, but they absolutely understand Trump’s message of rage and hate.
Nov 7, 2016 / StudentNation / Katherine Stewart
Bernie Sanders’s Our Revolution Faces Its First Big Test Bernie Sanders’s Our Revolution Faces Its First Big Test
The organization has invested heavily in down-ballot races where a few thousand dollars can make a crucial difference.
Nov 7, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Don’t Tell Trump: Minnesota Is About to Elect a Pioneering Somali-American Muslim Woman Don’t Tell Trump: Minnesota Is About to Elect a Pioneering Somali-American Muslim Woman
It matters that Ilhan Omar will be elected to the Minnesota state legislature on the same day that Minnesotans reject Donald Trump.
Nov 7, 2016 / John Nichols
Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities Donald Trump’s Imaginary Inner Cities
“Inner city” was always a loaded term, but today it makes no sense at all.
Nov 7, 2016 / Bryce Covert
This Arizona Prosecutor Is Waging a Strange War on Weed—and That’s Just the Beginning This Arizona Prosecutor Is Waging a Strange War on Weed—and That’s Just the Beginning
Bill Montgomery is up for election tomorrow.
Nov 7, 2016 / Jessica Pishko
FBI Clears Hillary Clinton (Again), but the Damage Is Done FBI Clears Hillary Clinton (Again), but the Damage Is Done
James Comey just gave one of the most consequential “oh, neverminds” in American history.
Nov 6, 2016 / George Zornick
Hillary Clinton’s Silence on Standing Rock Is a Moral Mistake—and a Political One Hillary Clinton’s Silence on Standing Rock Is a Moral Mistake—and a Political One
One way Clinton could convince Bernie Sanders's supporters she deserves their vote: stand with Standing Rock.
Nov 6, 2016 / Evelyn Nieves
Republicans Won’t Stop Talking About Impeaching Clinton Republicans Won’t Stop Talking About Impeaching Clinton
The election isn’t even over, but folks like Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson are promising to impeach Clinton—for something.
Nov 6, 2016 / John Nichols