A Serious Push for Free College in California A Serious Push for Free College in California
A ballot initiative campaign to restore tuition-free college in California is gaining momentum for the November election, a model other states could follow.
Feb 6, 2018 / Chuck Collins
The Crosscheck Voter Database Is a Security Threat The Crosscheck Voter Database Is a Security Threat
States should stop participating in the Crosscheck anti-voter-fraud program, especially when there’s a secure alternative.
Feb 2, 2018 / Russ Feingold
Under Trump, Red States Are Slashing the Safety Net and Blue States Are Fighting Back Under Trump, Red States Are Slashing the Safety Net and Blue States Are Fighting Back
Is America turning into two different republics sharing one set of borders?
Jan 30, 2018 / Joshua Holland
3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America 3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America
None of them rely on Washington to do anything useful.
Jan 25, 2018 / Cities Rising / Bill McKibben
A Governor Renews Net-Neutrality Protections With the Stroke of a Pen A Governor Renews Net-Neutrality Protections With the Stroke of a Pen
Montana’s Steve Bullock comes up with simple step states can take to preserve Internet freedoms.
Jan 24, 2018 / John Nichols
Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks Why Democrats Need to Stand With Working Americans vs. Big Banks
Democrats should stop supporting a bill that would loosen the reins on Wall Street.
Jan 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The GOP Tax Bill Was a Deliberate Attack on Blue States—and California Plans to Fight Back The GOP Tax Bill Was a Deliberate Attack on Blue States—and California Plans to Fight Back
Here are some creative ways for blue states to resist the GOP power grab.
Jan 6, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky
The Whiteness of Trump’s Working-Class Supporters: Gary Younge The Whiteness of Trump’s Working-Class Supporters: Gary Younge
A black man travels through White America.
Dec 22, 2017 / Jon Wiener
This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians
If it passes, the measure will automatically re-enfranchise most felons after their sentences are complete.
Dec 20, 2017 / Editorial / Sasha Abramsky
Will Ralph Northam Break His Campaign Pledge to Expand Medicaid? Will Ralph Northam Break His Campaign Pledge to Expand Medicaid?
400,000 Virginians are waiting for him to follow through.
Dec 20, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter