How Democrats Flubbed the Gerrymandering Arms Race How Democrats Flubbed the Gerrymandering Arms Race
New York State is a case study in Democrats’ failure to understand the evolving political landscape.
Aug 29, 2025 / Elie Mystal
He’s Sued Trump 39 Times—and He Keeps Winning He’s Sued Trump 39 Times—and He Keeps Winning
Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, is using the courts to rein in Trump and, for now, it’s mostly working.
Aug 29, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Yes, Texas Representative Nicole Collier Was Under “House Arrest” in the Texas Capitol Yes, Texas Representative Nicole Collier Was Under “House Arrest” in the Texas Capitol
Collier speaks about her surreal ordeal, wherein she refused to sign a permission slip and accept a police escort to leave the Austin statehouse and had to sleep there for two nig...
Aug 22, 2025 / Q&A / Joan Walsh
Democrats’ Failed Bueller Strategy on Voting Rights Democrats’ Failed Bueller Strategy on Voting Rights
Party leaders are talking tough about retaliatory gerrymandering—but like Principal Rooney, they're unable to fight back effectively
Aug 21, 2025 / David Daley and David Faris
“Unbelievably Disrepectful”: Trump Sends Troops to Newsom’s Big Beautiful Press Conference “Unbelievably Disrepectful”: Trump Sends Troops to Newsom’s Big Beautiful Press Conference
The symbolism of the Border Patrol’s gratuitous display wasn’t lost on the leadership of the Japanese American National Museum, where the event was held.
Aug 15, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Representative Democracy Will Live or Die In Texas Representative Democracy Will Live or Die In Texas
A gerrymandering fight reveals how far Trump will go to avoid electoral accountability.
Aug 5, 2025 / John Nichols
Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact. Texas Ended In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants. Students Are Already Feeling the Impact.
“The message is loud and clear: You’re good enough to pick vegetables or clean hotel rooms, but not to go to college.”
Aug 4, 2025 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
How the GOP Hopes to Gerrymander Its Way to a Midterms Victory How the GOP Hopes to Gerrymander Its Way to a Midterms Victory
In a series of mid-decade redistricting gambits, state legislatures are looking to rig next year's congressional balloting in advance.
Aug 1, 2025 / David Daley
Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid? Why Did This Farmworker Die in an Immigration Raid?
With Trump and Stephen Miller cheering on ICE’s terror tactics, Jaime Alanis Garcia’s fatal fall in the raid on Glass House Farms was the most recent example of a death foretold.
Jul 17, 2025 / David Bacon
In Chicago, a Coalition of Unions, Community Organizers, and Drivers Have Forced Uber to Come to the Table In Chicago, a Coalition of Unions, Community Organizers, and Drivers Have Forced Uber to Come to the Table
As the tech industry moves increasingly into alignment with the far right, the issue of worker power has never been more important. The Chicago campaign offers some key lessons.
Jul 16, 2025 / Will Tanzman and Lori Simmons