The Constitution

Electoral College map, 2000

Democrats Need to Make Getting Rid of the Electoral College a Top Priority Democrats Need to Make Getting Rid of the Electoral College a Top Priority

Two Republican losers have “won” the presidency in 16 years—that should be a lesson for Democrats.

Feb 1, 2019 / John Nichols

Campus Segregation

State Universities Are Being Resegregated State Universities Are Being Resegregated

Nearly half of all elite public universities are enrolling a lower percentage of black students than they were in the mid-1990s.

Jan 30, 2019 / StudentNation / Mark Huelsman

Roger Stone

What Did President Trump Know, and When Did He Know It? What Did President Trump Know, and When Did He Know It?

With the indictment of Trump adviser Roger Stone, the impeachment clock is ticking faster.

Jan 25, 2019 / John Nichols

William Barr

6 Questions William Barr Must Answer Before the Senate Weighs Confirming Him as Attorney General 6 Questions William Barr Must Answer Before the Senate Weighs Confirming Him as Attorney General

If he fails to establish that he is committed to protect the Mueller probe and the rule of law, he simply has to be rejected.

Jan 14, 2019 / John Nichols

FDR speech 1944

America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them. America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them.

Seventy-five years ago, FDR made a radical call for justice. Democrats have a chance to deliver where he fell short.

Jan 11, 2019 / Andrea Flynn and Susan R. Holmberg

Trump Oval Office

Trump Absolutely Failed to Make a Case That His Border ‘Crisis’ Is a National Emergency Trump Absolutely Failed to Make a Case That His Border ‘Crisis’ Is a National Emergency

The president’s speech was a mangled mess of lies and fearmongering that further discredited his shutdown gambit.

Jan 8, 2019 / John Nichols

Sen. Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley Proposes a Radical Fix for What Ails America: Actual Democracy Jeff Merkley Proposes a Radical Fix for What Ails America: Actual Democracy

The senator and 2020 presidential prospect outlines a comprehensive plan to ensure that voters—not economic and political elites—will shape America’s future.

Jan 4, 2019 / John Nichols

Rashida Tlaib canvasses a neighborhood

Rashida Tlaib Calls for Taking Immediate Steps Toward Impeachment on Her First Day in Congress Rashida Tlaib Calls for Taking Immediate Steps Toward Impeachment on Her First Day in Congress

The Michigan Democrat declares: “Each passing day brings more pain for the people most directly hurt by this president.”

Jan 3, 2019 / John Nichols

us flag vehicle syria

Withdrawing US Troops From Syria Is the Right Thing to Do—Even if Trump Does It Withdrawing US Troops From Syria Is the Right Thing to Do—Even if Trump Does It

Congress never declared war on Syria, so why are members of Congress having a meltdown over Trump’s decision?

Dec 21, 2018 / John Nichols

Naturalization Ceremony

How Trump Is Stripping Immigrants of Their Citizenship How Trump Is Stripping Immigrants of Their Citizenship

On the 99th anniversary of Emma Goldman’s deportation, the Trump administration is using the same tactics to expel US citizens.

Dec 21, 2018 / Rafia Zakaria

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