State and Local Elections

Fight for 15 Rally

The Debate Democrats Can’t Duck The Debate Democrats Can’t Duck

The populist temper of the time is rousing citizens across the country. Politics as usual won’t suffice anymore.

Jul 11, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Meet the Vote Suppressors and Conspiracy Theorists on Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Commission

Meet the Vote Suppressors and Conspiracy Theorists on Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Commission Meet the Vote Suppressors and Conspiracy Theorists on Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Commission

Forty-eight states have refused to fully comply with the commission’s request for voter data, but the order has already sown chaos at state election offices.

Jul 11, 2017 / Ari Berman

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Letters From the July 17-14, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 17-14, 2017, Issue

Not that unpopular… Subject, verb… violence… DNC MIA… Applause for Merkley… Perriello: promise and peril… Thoughtful space… Top keavy…

Jun 29, 2017 / Our Readers

The Republic of Rogue Island

The Republic of Rogue Island The Republic of Rogue Island

Here's what one state's radical experiment after the American Revolution can tell us about democracy today.

Jun 23, 2017 / Tom Cutterham

Jon Ossoff’s Loss Should Be a Lesson to Corporate Democrats

Jon Ossoff’s Loss Should Be a Lesson to Corporate Democrats Jon Ossoff’s Loss Should Be a Lesson to Corporate Democrats

It’s time to bury the Panera Bread strategy.

Jun 21, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan

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Running for Governor, Stacey Abrams Has a Plan to Turn Georgia Blue Running for Governor, Stacey Abrams Has a Plan to Turn Georgia Blue

She united the Democratic Party’s competing wings to launch her historic campaign. Now she has to turn out a different kind of electorate.

Jun 20, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Sanders-Warren Rally in Boston

Why It’s So Hard for Insurgent Democrats to Defeat the Party’s Old Guard Why It’s So Hard for Insurgent Democrats to Defeat the Party’s Old Guard

As recent races in Virginia, New Jersey, and elsewhere show, the Democratic establishment has formidable financial and bureaucratic resources and won’t go down without a fight.

Jun 20, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District

Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District

The local Indivisible chapter is campaigning hard for Jon Ossoff, but they have their eyes on a bigger prize as well.

Jun 19, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Karen Handel Has a Long History of Suppressing Votes

Karen Handel Has a Long History of Suppressing Votes Karen Handel Has a Long History of Suppressing Votes

She’s purged voter rolls, blocked Democratic candidates from running, and supported strict voter-ID laws.

Jun 19, 2017 / Ari Berman

A Progressive Electoral Wave Is Sweeping the Country

A Progressive Electoral Wave Is Sweeping the Country A Progressive Electoral Wave Is Sweeping the Country

The Trump-obsessed big media are mostly ignoring it, but Bernie-inspired activists are winning across the country—including in districts that went for Trump in 2016. 

Jun 15, 2017 / Feature / John Nichols

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