Election 2020

This Isn’t the Way to Push Warren as Biden’s VP

This Isn’t the Way to Push Warren as Biden’s VP This Isn’t the Way to Push Warren as Biden’s VP

She’d be a great pick. But given that her top rivals are mostly black women, the letter that pushed for her should have tried harder to represent her support among voters of color.

Jun 16, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Sign reading

Even in the Darkest Days of Trump’s Misrule, Hope Is Still Alive Even in the Darkest Days of Trump’s Misrule, Hope Is Still Alive

This energy needs to find expression with insurgent candidates defeating tired incumbents.

Jun 16, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Fight to Remove Georgia’s Secretary of Voter Suppression Has Begun

The Fight to Remove Georgia’s Secretary of Voter Suppression Has Begun The Fight to Remove Georgia’s Secretary of Voter Suppression Has Begun

Election officials who make it hard to vote should be held to account. So Georgia activists are campaigning to recall their secretary of state.

Jun 16, 2020 / John Nichols

Dim Reaper

Dim Reaper Dim Reaper

Our president endangers public health for the bottom line.

Jun 16, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Stephen Miller

Checking Off Stephen Miller’s Wish List Checking Off Stephen Miller’s Wish List

With new rules targeting undocumented students and asylum-seekers, the Trump administration continues to lash out at immigrants.

Jun 16, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Interview: Stacey Abrams Breaks Down Georgia’s (Latest) Election Meltdown

Interview: Stacey Abrams Breaks Down Georgia’s (Latest) Election Meltdown Interview: Stacey Abrams Breaks Down Georgia’s (Latest) Election Meltdown

"When you break the machinery of democracy for some, you break it for everyone, and that’s really what we saw.” 

Jun 15, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Charles Booker Is Changing the Thinking About Who Beats Mitch

Charles Booker Is Changing the Thinking About Who Beats Mitch Charles Booker Is Changing the Thinking About Who Beats Mitch

The progressive US Senate candidate is securing big endorsements from those who are tired of “scripted, milquetoast politics.” 

Jun 12, 2020 / John Nichols

With Covid-19, We Need to Rethink the Youth Vote

With Covid-19, We Need to Rethink the Youth Vote With Covid-19, We Need to Rethink the Youth Vote

It’ll make or break the coming election.

Jun 12, 2020 / StudentNation / Jazmin Kay

Joe Biden’s Secret Weapon Is Grief

Joe Biden’s Secret Weapon Is Grief Joe Biden’s Secret Weapon Is Grief

The presumptive Democratic nominee has a gift for empathy that can help him win the election. But will a mourner in chief be able to govern?

Jun 12, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Georgia Shows How Serious the Threat of Voter Suppression Will Be This November

Georgia Shows How Serious the Threat of Voter Suppression Will Be This November Georgia Shows How Serious the Threat of Voter Suppression Will Be This November

Time has almost run out.

Jun 10, 2020 / John Nichols

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