Bad News for Voting Rights in Swing States Bad News for Voting Rights in Swing States
Republican state legislators in Pennsylvania and Florida are passing bills to require photo ID and restrict opportunities to vote.
The Great Vermont Uprising Against Corporate Personhood The Great Vermont Uprising Against Corporate Personhood
At least sixty-four Vermont communities have now urged Congress to amend the Constitution to overturn the Citizens United ruling. And now the movement is going national.
Mar 8, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Battling Big Money: Vermont Town Meetings Will Move to Amend Battling Big Money: Vermont Town Meetings Will Move to Amend
More than fifty communities across the state will vote on proposals urging Congress to amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
Mar 6, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
What’s the Matter With Arizona? What’s the Matter With Arizona?
Arizona's brand of cowboy politics is volatile but not uncommon to the style of Western state politics.
Feb 28, 2012 / Blog / Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto
Overwhelmed by Opposition, Wisconsin’s Walker Won’t Challenge Recall Petitions Overwhelmed by Opposition, Wisconsin’s Walker Won’t Challenge Recall Petitions
The governor who attacked labor rights is still playing games, but his decision not to challenge signatures means that a recall election could come as soon as May.
Feb 27, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Scott Walker’s Koch Connection Goes Bad Scott Walker’s Koch Connection Goes Bad
Complaints have been filed with state and federal official regarding Illegal use of tax exempt status by billionaire David Koch.
Feb 24, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
‘Gerrymandering at Its Worst’ ‘Gerrymandering at Its Worst’
Ari Berman and Ari Melber on Southern states’ redistricting maps—what critics call “gerrymandering at its worst”—and the future of US democracy.
Feb 21, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
David Koch Admits Big Spending to Help Scott Walker Bust ‘Union Power’ David Koch Admits Big Spending to Help Scott Walker Bust ‘Union Power’
The independent groups Koch funds aren’t supposed to coordinate their help for candidates.
Feb 20, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
A Politics That Says: The People Shall Rule A Politics That Says: The People Shall Rule
Mark Miller, who led Wisconsin Democratic senators in the historic walkout in solidarity with Wisconsin's protest movement, wants to renew the progressive promise of movement ...
Feb 17, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Obama in Wisconsin: The Soft Economics of Low Expectations Obama in Wisconsin: The Soft Economics of Low Expectations
The president returned to the battleground state of Wisconsin and gave a well-received speech. But he avoided hot-button labor issues and the trade and industrial policies tha...
Feb 16, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols