Democrats Are Facing an Uphill Battle Democrats Are Facing an Uphill Battle
With the midterm elections on the horizon, the party is alienating its base and losing public confidence.
Feb 7, 2022 / Aída Chávez
Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip
In saying the quiet part out loud, McConnell confirmed what many of us already knew: White people think they’re the only true Americans.
Jan 21, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Democrats Failed Forward on Voting Rights Democrats Failed Forward on Voting Rights
Biden forced the Republicans, and two Democrats, to go on record saying voting rights don’t matter—or at least, not more than preserving the filibuster.
Jan 21, 2022 / Joan Walsh for The Nation
On Hunger Strike for Voting Rights On Hunger Strike for Voting Rights
Unite Here Local 11 has repeatedly reached out to Kyrsten Sinema to express deep dismay at the prospect that the several voter protection bills circulating in D.C. won’t pass in th...
Jan 21, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Fighting for Fair Representation in North Carolina Fighting for Fair Representation in North Carolina
District maps approved by the Republican-dominated state legislature disadvantage black communities. Locals are trying to change that before the next Census.
Jan 20, 2022 / Khalil Abdullah
Lani Guinier Taught Me Almost Everything I Know About Voting Rights Lani Guinier Taught Me Almost Everything I Know About Voting Rights
A brilliant professor, she showed me how the old Confederacy never really gave up—not after the Civil War, not after the Voting Rights Act, not ever.
Jan 12, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Joe Biden Delivers the Speech, and the Fire, on Voting Rights He Should Have Brought Last July Joe Biden Delivers the Speech, and the Fire, on Voting Rights He Should Have Brought Last July
The president sought to shame anyone, including Democrats, who won’t change Senate rules to pass voting rights protection. But they might be shameless.
Jan 12, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Why Georgia Voting Rights Groups Are Skipping Biden’s Atlanta Visit Why Georgia Voting Rights Groups Are Skipping Biden’s Atlanta Visit
Leaders say they want action, not just words, on federal voter protection. But don’t call their action a boycott.
Jan 11, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Attention, Democrats: The Constitution Trumps the Filibuster Attention, Democrats: The Constitution Trumps the Filibuster
In the case of voting rights legislation, the filibuster is not applicable, or even relevant.
Jan 10, 2022 / Herman Schwartz
Today’s GOP Would Excommunicate Bob Dole Today’s GOP Would Excommunicate Bob Dole
Dole felt his party had a duty to support voting rights. But his colleagues in Congress today would rather punish those in the GOP who choose to defend democracy.
Dec 8, 2021 / John Nichols