State and Local Elections

This Vermonter Is Attracting Support From Top Bernie Backers

This Vermonter Is Attracting Support From Top Bernie Backers This Vermonter Is Attracting Support From Top Bernie Backers

Sanders’s campaign has been suspended, but key supporters say David Zuckerman carries the movement forward.

May 19, 2020 / John Nichols

Trump and the GOP Are Ignoring Economic Catastrophe

Trump and the GOP Are Ignoring Economic Catastrophe Trump and the GOP Are Ignoring Economic Catastrophe

Instead, the president spent the past week pushing disinformation campaigns and vitriolic attacks against constructive responses to the pandemic.

May 12, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Zephyr Teachout

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Zephyr Teachout Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Zephyr Teachout

Join the anti-corruption leader in discussion with Nation editorial director/publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel for our weekly virtual series.

May 6, 2020 / Conversations With ‘The Nation’ / The Nation

The Next Voter Suppression

The Next Voter Suppression The Next Voter Suppression

Wisconsin’s elections gave us a preview of the lengths to which Republicans and their judicial allies will go to disenfranchise voters in November.

Apr 20, 2020 / Editorial / John Nichols

A Brief History of the Cuomo–de Blasio Feud

A Brief History of the Cuomo–de Blasio Feud A Brief History of the Cuomo–de Blasio Feud

The bad blood between New York City’s mayor and the state’s governor over how to handle the pandemic is the latest chapter in their years-long rivalry.

Apr 17, 2020 / no-paywall / Ross Barkan

None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough

None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough None of Us Knows How to Pivot Between Crises, and Online Agitation Doesn’t Feel like Enough

Scenes from a pandemic: 3

Apr 15, 2020 / Something Is Happening Here / Tristan Call

Newly Blue Virginia Leaves Workers Behind

Newly Blue Virginia Leaves Workers Behind Newly Blue Virginia Leaves Workers Behind

The Democratic governor used Covid-19 as an excuse to delay pro-labor bills. But unions say the virus shows why workers need protection ASAP.

Apr 14, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Wisconsin Voters Defy Suppression to Oust a Trump-Backed Jurist

Wisconsin Voters Defy Suppression to Oust a Trump-Backed Jurist Wisconsin Voters Defy Suppression to Oust a Trump-Backed Jurist

Republican legislators, conservative courts, and President Trump tried to upend democracy, but the voters weren’t having it.

Apr 14, 2020 / John Nichols

Wisconsin’s Pandemic Election Is a Red Alert for Democracy in America

Wisconsin’s Pandemic Election Is a Red Alert for Democracy in America Wisconsin’s Pandemic Election Is a Red Alert for Democracy in America

This cannot become the new normal.

Apr 9, 2020 / John Nichols

SCOTUS Just Set the Stage for Republicans to Steal the Election

SCOTUS Just Set the Stage for Republicans to Steal the Election SCOTUS Just Set the Stage for Republicans to Steal the Election

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court blocked Wisconsin from extending the absentee voting deadline, disenfranchising thousands and creating a terrible precedent.

Apr 7, 2020 / no-paywall / Elie Mystal

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