The Right to Vote Should Be Guaranteed by the Constitution The Right to Vote Should Be Guaranteed by the Constitution
Elizabeth Warren is championing a great idea.
Mar 29, 2019 / John Nichols
New York State Can Lead the Country on Publicly Financed Elections New York State Can Lead the Country on Publicly Financed Elections
A broad-based coalition of labor, environmental, racial- and social-justice groups is making a critical push this week for doable and transformative reform.
Mar 26, 2019 / John Nichols
The President Has Not Been Exonerated The President Has Not Been Exonerated
In addition to demanding the release of the Mueller report, Congress must examine actions by William Barr that call into question the AG's objectivity.
Mar 25, 2019 / John Nichols
Release the Mueller Report—Immediately and Completely Release the Mueller Report—Immediately and Completely
If we want the truth, we must have transparency.
Mar 22, 2019 / John Nichols
A Wisconsin Judge Upends the GOP Power Grab and Restores the Authority of the Democratic Governor A Wisconsin Judge Upends the GOP Power Grab and Restores the Authority of the Democratic Governor
Governor Tony Evers immediately withdraws Wisconsin from the Republican-led lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act.
Mar 21, 2019 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Gets the Argument Against the Electoral College Exactly Right Elizabeth Warren Gets the Argument Against the Electoral College Exactly Right
She says it would steer candidates to states that aren’t now considered political “battlegrounds,” such as Mississippi.
Mar 19, 2019 / John Nichols
Kirsten Gillibrand Has Led the Fight to Maintain Civilian Control of the Military Kirsten Gillibrand Has Led the Fight to Maintain Civilian Control of the Military
As a presidential contender, the New York senator can and should highlight her vital struggles for Pentagon accountability.
Mar 18, 2019 / John Nichols
Let the 16-Year-Olds Who Are Marching for the Planet Vote to Save It Let the 16-Year-Olds Who Are Marching for the Planet Vote to Save It
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is leading the change to lower the voting age, and she just got 125 House members to vote with her.
Mar 15, 2019 / John Nichols
Why Is It So Hard for Our President to Condemn White Supremacy and Islamophobia? Why Is It So Hard for Our President to Condemn White Supremacy and Islamophobia?
The horrific attack on mosques in New Zealand tells us, again, that racist hatred is a global terrorist threat. It must be identified as such, and robustly rejected.
Mar 15, 2019 / John Nichols
Why I’m Glad Beto O’Rourke Is Running Why I’m Glad Beto O’Rourke Is Running
And why Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum should run, as well.
Mar 14, 2019 / John Nichols