States

Downsizing Democracy in California Downsizing Democracy in California

California voters will decide next Tuesday whether to narrow their choices at election time.

Jun 4, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

The F Word: Sacrificing Women to the Budget Gods The F Word: Sacrificing Women to the Budget Gods

As states scramble to stay afloat -- how are they balancing their budgets? On the backs of working women of course.

May 26, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

A Constitutional Conventional Candidate A Constitutional Conventional Candidate

A Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate is calling for a state constitutional convention to enact real reform. Is it time to consider doing the same at the federal level?

May 17, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Don’t-Drill-Baby-Don’t-Drill: Schwarzenegger Abandons Offshore Plan; So Should Obama Don’t-Drill-Baby-Don’t-Drill: Schwarzenegger Abandons Offshore Plan; So Should Obama

Confronted with evidence that he was wrong about the safety of offshore drilling—in the form of photos of the nightmarish Gulf of Mexico spill—California's governor wit...

May 4, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

From Willisville to Washington? From Willisville to Washington?

 Can an outspoken black progressive make history in Arkansas?

Apr 30, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Berman

Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman? Good Enough for Oklahoma, How About Goldman?

Democrats could use new restrictive laws in Arizona and Oklahoma as a guide for financial regulation.

Apr 28, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

D-Back Protest Update: Cubs Smack Down Immigrant Rights Message D-Back Protest Update: Cubs Smack Down Immigrant Rights Message

The call is growing to boycott and protest the Arizona Diamondbacks wherever they play. But the other major league teams won't make it easy.

Apr 27, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

Arizona Law Is Not “Merely Cruel,” It Is “Immoral” Arizona Law Is Not “Merely Cruel,” It Is “Immoral”

A desperate Governor signs radical anti-immigrant legislation, as an equally desperate McCain cheers her on.

Apr 23, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

A Test for Labor A Test for Labor

The death toll of a devastating explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia has reached twenty-five.

Apr 9, 2010 / The Notion / Esther Kaplan

Two Virginias Two Virginias

Governor McDonnell cannot erase Virginia's true history.

Apr 8, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry

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