How Illinois May Bumble Its Way Into Electing a Senate Moderate How Illinois May Bumble Its Way Into Electing a Senate Moderate
The battle for Dick Durbin’s seat in a potential blue-wave cycle should be a progressive cakewalk in a state like Illinois. Cue the infighting and undermining.
Mar 10, 2026 / David Faris
61 Years After Bloody Sunday, We Are Entering a New Era of Voter Suppression 61 Years After Bloody Sunday, We Are Entering a New Era of Voter Suppression
Two efforts underway threaten to erode the promise secured by the foot soldiers of Selma in 1965.
Mar 9, 2026 / Janai Nelson
An Argument Against Voting for the “Electable” Guy An Argument Against Voting for the “Electable” Guy
In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent shares his thoughts on the Texas primaries. Plus, a terrible Supreme Court decision and a bad play by Major League Ba...
Mar 6, 2026 / Elie Mystal
We Don’t Need an Autopsy to Tell Us the Democrats Failed on Gaza We Don’t Need an Autopsy to Tell Us the Democrats Failed on Gaza
The DNC is allegedly hiding a report showing that Kamala Harris’s Gaza policy helped cost her the 2024 election. But that report won’t tell us anything we don’t already know.
Mar 5, 2026 / James Zogby
Clarence Thomas Just Struck Another Blow to Black Power Clarence Thomas Just Struck Another Blow to Black Power
In his majority ruling in a sleeper case about mail delivery, Thomas opened the door to a new way for Republicans to suppress the Black vote.
Feb 26, 2026 / Elie Mystal
How Trump and His Allies Are Working to Depress Turnout, Intimidate Voters, and Steal the 2026 Election How Trump and His Allies Are Working to Depress Turnout, Intimidate Voters, and Steal the 2026 Election
Time to save America from the SAVE America Act.
Feb 26, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Primary Win That Stunned Democrats Everywhere The Primary Win That Stunned Democrats Everywhere
Analilia Mejia’s upset victory in New Jersey offers invaluable insights about the past and present of liberal politics in America.
Feb 20, 2026 / Arvin Alaigh
Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms
Here’s one idea for a coordinated response to Trump’s coordinated attacks.
Feb 5, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Trump Ratchets Up Talk of Taking Over Elections Trump Ratchets Up Talk of Taking Over Elections
This is one of many signs that Trump knows his party is in big trouble in the coming midterm elections.
Feb 4, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Tulsi Gabbard’s Georgia Raid Is a Pretext for Future Election Intimidation Tulsi Gabbard’s Georgia Raid Is a Pretext for Future Election Intimidation
Trump wants to rewrite the 2020 election in order to fix the 2026 and 2028 results.
Jan 30, 2026 / Jeet Heer