The Community That May Be Hurt Most by Republican Voter Restrictions: Americans With Disabilities The Community That May Be Hurt Most by Republican Voter Restrictions: Americans With Disabilities
Bills making it harder for them to vote from home are an affront to their civil rights.
Jul 13, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Time Trump Is Right: He’s Only Getting Worse This Time Trump Is Right: He’s Only Getting Worse
On a weekend publicity bender, he praised the January 6 violence as a “lovefest” and continued his quest to make slain rioter Ashli Babbitt a martyr.
Jul 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh
My Black Generation Is Fighting Like Hell to Stop the Whitelash My Black Generation Is Fighting Like Hell to Stop the Whitelash
We are marching; we are writing; we are protesting—but the forces of white supremacy are still winning.
Jul 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Eric Adams Won as a Centrist, but Bold Progressives Took the Other 2 Citywide Contests Eric Adams Won as a Centrist, but Bold Progressives Took the Other 2 Citywide Contests
Important victories for progressives Jumaane Williams and Brad Lander, along with key council candidates, are a reminder that New York voters can produce multiple mandates.
Jul 7, 2021 / John Nichols
Bigots Have Finally Accomplished Their Goal of Gutting the Voting Rights Act Bigots Have Finally Accomplished Their Goal of Gutting the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court’s decision upholding voter restrictions in Arizona paves the way for widespread disenfranchisement of voters of color.
Jul 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Nancy Pelosi Outplays Kevin McCarthy Once Again Nancy Pelosi Outplays Kevin McCarthy Once Again
The House minority leader threatens GOP members who agree to serve on the Select Committee to investigate January 6. But Liz Cheney defies him, and now Pelosi has a quorum.
Jul 1, 2021 / Joan Walsh
New York’s Election Mess Is Not the Fault of Ranked-Choice Voting New York’s Election Mess Is Not the Fault of Ranked-Choice Voting
The chaotic count of mayoral election votes has “nothing to do with ranked-choice voting and everything to do with mistakes the Board of Elections has made.”
Jul 1, 2021 / John Nichols
Mike Gravel Told Americans What Was Being Done in Their Name but Without Their Consent Mike Gravel Told Americans What Was Being Done in Their Name but Without Their Consent
Fifty years ago this week, the senator read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record. He never stopped battling war and secrecy. Gravel died on Saturday.
Jun 28, 2021 / Obituary / John Nichols
Low Turnout Embarrasses Hard-Liners in Iran Low Turnout Embarrasses Hard-Liners in Iran
The religious right captured the presidency, but voters still registered their dissent.
Jun 28, 2021 / Dostmohammad Punjabi
Susan Collins Sums Up Her Scorching Cynicism With a States’ Rights Defense of Voter Suppression Susan Collins Sums Up Her Scorching Cynicism With a States’ Rights Defense of Voter Suppression
The alleged moderate defends assaults on voting rights by claiming states should “determine which election rules work best for their citizens.”
Jun 25, 2021 / John Nichols