Elections

U.S. Senate Continues Debate On Infrastructure Bill

Cutting the $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Would Be Political Malpractice Cutting the $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Would Be Political Malpractice

Joe Manchin’s lobbyist-influenced advice threatens to ruin Democratic chances in 2022.

Sep 13, 2021 / John Nichols

First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.

First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights. First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.

Just a week after Texas’s abortion ban went into effect, Governor Greg Abbot signed a draconian voter suppression bill into law.

Sep 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal

California Recall Gavin Newsom Kamala Harris

The California Recall Election Is Up for Grabs The California Recall Election Is Up for Grabs

The state of American democracy, from the division of power between parties to the integrity of elections, hangs in the balance.

Sep 10, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Greg Abbott and Donald Trump

Texas Is the New Republican Template Texas Is the New Republican Template

What’s happening there is about much more than the fight over reproductive rights. It’s about political control.

Sep 8, 2021 / John Nichols

Senator Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie

After months of amplifying Donald Trump’s claims about 2020 election “fraud,” the senator is captured on tape admitting the truth: Trump lost.

Sep 2, 2021 / John Nichols

Trump and Orban

Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy

The American far right has transformed politics in unprecedented ways. Can this be reversed?

Sep 1, 2021 / Robert Crawford

California Gubernatorial Recall Candidates Debate Ahead Of Election

As California Gubernatorial Candidates Debate, Court Rulings Change the Landscape As California Gubernatorial Candidates Debate, Court Rulings Change the Landscape

Amid an entrenchment of Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols and a rejection of gig economy exploitation, the recall election builds momentum.

Aug 27, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Los Angeles City Hall

These Progressive Candidates Want to Transform LA in 2022 These Progressive Candidates Want to Transform LA in 2022

While the pandemic has made grassroots campaigning more difficult, many candidates see this moment as an opportunity. 

Aug 27, 2021 / StudentNation / Joaquin Romero

Jeff Bezos

Tax Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits Tax Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits

In one proposal, Democrats can fund the Biden agenda and fight back against widening inequality.

Aug 25, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rahm Emanuel

Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke

Nominating the foul-mouthed former Chicago mayor is an insult to Japan—and a clear indication that Black lives don’t really matter.

Aug 24, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage

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