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Bill Barr smiling in a suit

Is Bill Barr Trump’s Most Dangerous Sidekick? Is Bill Barr Trump’s Most Dangerous Sidekick?

The attorney general has been chipping away at the rule of law for 18 months. Last night, he made another big claim to unfettered power.

Sep 17, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Trump’s Strategy to Upend the Election Is Being Implemented in Plain Sight

Trump’s Strategy to Upend the Election Is Being Implemented in Plain Sight Trump’s Strategy to Upend the Election Is Being Implemented in Plain Sight

A multimillion-dollar legal strategy, egged on by President Trump, is erecting barriers to voting and creating chaos in battleground states.

Sep 16, 2020 / John Nichols

Poll workers

It’s Going to Be a Long November It’s Going to Be a Long November

A game plan for every election outcome this year. 

Sep 15, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

59 Days Until the Election

59 Days Until the Election 59 Days Until the Election

There’s a monster under America’s bed.

Sep 12, 2020 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes, Rob Rogers, and Bill Bramhall

Remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, by Any Legal or Constitutional Means Necessary

Remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, by Any Legal or Constitutional Means Necessary Remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, by Any Legal or Constitutional Means Necessary

This scandal-plagued postmaster general has our election in his hands. He’s got to go.

Sep 9, 2020 / John Nichols

Chain Gang

Chain Gang Chain Gang

Missing links.

Sep 4, 2020 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

Trump Lit

Trump Lit Trump Lit

Hair on fire.

Aug 29, 2020 / OppArt / Michael Gelen

A man stamps a ballot for Kenya's elections

Without Trust, Politics Is Reduced to Spectacle Without Trust, Politics Is Reduced to Spectacle

People must believe in public institutions in order to believe in the promises of democracy. Take a Kenyan’s word on this.

Aug 26, 2020 / Nanjala Nyabola

80 Days Until Election Day

80 Days Until Election Day 80 Days Until Election Day

Trump’s Covid response has cost untold American lives.

Aug 15, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan

A tower that says

Trump Ramps Up His Assault on Democracy Trump Ramps Up His Assault on Democracy

His executive orders and manipulations of the Census Bureau and Postal Service disregard constitutional limits on presidential power.

Aug 11, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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