North Carolina’s Gerrymandering Puts Democracy on the Line North Carolina’s Gerrymandering Puts Democracy on the Line
How the GOP uses redistricting to maintain power in a purple state.
Sep 27, 2017 / Feature / Barry Yeoman
Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Are Part of the US Too Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Are Part of the US Too
But they don’t get the same level of attention as Florida and Texas—let alone equal representation.
Sep 11, 2017 / John Nichols
Michigan Suffers From Some of the Most Extreme Gerrymandering in the Country Michigan Suffers From Some of the Most Extreme Gerrymandering in the Country
Can a group of grassroots activists change that?
Aug 29, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias
Letters From the September 11-18, 2017, Issue Letters From the September 11-18, 2017, Issue
Hacking democracy… Make America democratic… Dems: remember the base… Action and words… In defense of prog rock…
Aug 24, 2017 / Our Readers
A New Report Raises Big Questions About Last Year’s DNC Hack A New Report Raises Big Questions About Last Year’s DNC Hack
Former NSA experts say it wasn’t a hack at all, but a leak—an inside job by someone with access to the DNC’s system.
Aug 9, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence
Trump’s Base of Support Is Collapsing Trump’s Base of Support Is Collapsing
The president never had a proper mandate, but the resistance is no longer a voice of opposition. It now speaks for the great American majority.
Aug 4, 2017 / John Nichols
How Oregon Increased Voter Turnout More Than Any Other State How Oregon Increased Voter Turnout More Than Any Other State
New evidence shows how automatic voter registration increased not only voter participation but also voter diversity.
Jul 27, 2017 / StudentNation / Sean McElwee, Brian Schaffner, and Jesse Rhodes
Letters From the July 31-August 7, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 31-August 7, 2017, Issue
Friend in the end… Pyrrhic impeachment… Defending the fourth estate… Backlash as whiplash…
Jul 13, 2017 / Our Readers
American Democracy Is Now Under Siege by Both Cyber-Espionage and GOP Voter Suppression American Democracy Is Now Under Siege by Both Cyber-Espionage and GOP Voter Suppression
The same Republicans who benefited from Russian hacking in the 2016 election have been suppressing the vote for years.
Jul 12, 2017 / Feature / Ari Berman
Donald Trump’s Proposal to Partner With Putin on Cybersecurity Is a Joke Donald Trump’s Proposal to Partner With Putin on Cybersecurity Is a Joke
But the SAFE Act is the real deal.
Jul 10, 2017 / John Nichols