Elections

What Would Bernie Do?

What Would Bernie Do? What Would Bernie Do?

It’s time to look past the Democratic Party for a truly progressive agenda.

Oct 23, 2014 / William Greider

Why Black Women Are the Voting Bloc to Watch in the Midterms

Why Black Women Are the Voting Bloc to Watch in the Midterms Why Black Women Are the Voting Bloc to Watch in the Midterms

It may be tough to get voters enthused about midterm elections, but organizers working to get black women to the polls are determined.

Oct 17, 2014 / Dani McClain

Hillary Clinton’s Midterm Schedule Makes It Clear: She’s Running

Hillary Clinton’s Midterm Schedule Makes It Clear: She’s Running Hillary Clinton’s Midterm Schedule Makes It Clear: She’s Running

As she hits the 2014 campaign trail, the front-runner’s bustling schedule makes her 2016 intentions clear.

Oct 6, 2014 / John Nichols

Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket

Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket

Calls for the pill to be available without a prescription are just naked attempts to woo female voters and mask opposition to the Obamacare birth control mandate.

Oct 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: How the Koch Brothers Are Molding the Next Scott Walkers

EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: How the Koch Brothers Are Molding the Next Scott Walkers EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: How the Koch Brothers Are Molding the Next Scott Walkers

At a June, Koch-organized summit, Arizona Republican Doug Ducey begged billionaire favor by linking himself to the union-busting Wisconsinite and announcing, “I can't emphasize eno...

Oct 2, 2014 / John Nichols

Hundreds of Voters Are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s New Voting Restrictions

Hundreds of Voters Are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s New Voting Restrictions Hundreds of Voters Are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s New Voting Restrictions

More than 450 voters did not have their ballots counted in the state’s May primary as a result of the country’s harshest voting law.

Sep 10, 2014 / Ari Berman

Hope, Voting and Creating the World You Want to Live In

Hope, Voting and Creating the World You Want to Live In Hope, Voting and Creating the World You Want to Live In

Getting to the polls is just the first step.

Sep 10, 2014 / Paul Rogat Loeb

Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?

Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters? Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?

The country’s most stringent voter ID law is once again challenged in federal court.

Sep 2, 2014 / Ari Berman

For Many Politicians, Ferguson Isn’t Happening

For Many Politicians, Ferguson Isn’t Happening For Many Politicians, Ferguson Isn’t Happening

Most of the candidates likely to contend for the presidency in 2016 have been silent—even Hillary Clinton, who’s been otherwise eager in recent weeks to opine extensive...

Aug 20, 2014 / George Zornick

Clinton Slams Obama on Foreign Policy, Echoing the Neocons and the Far Right

Clinton Slams Obama on Foreign Policy, Echoing the Neocons and the Far Right Clinton Slams Obama on Foreign Policy, Echoing the Neocons and the Far Right

Just a taste of what 2016 will look like.

Aug 12, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

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