Elections

Arizona voting

There Are 868 Fewer Places to Vote in 2016 Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act There Are 868 Fewer Places to Vote in 2016 Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act

Nearly half of counties that previously approved voting changes with the federal government have cut polling places this election.

Nov 4, 2016 / Ari Berman

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders

Vote for Hillary Clinton on the Working Families Line in New York Vote for Hillary Clinton on the Working Families Line in New York

Your vote on the Working Families Party line will hand Trump and his hateful campaign an embarrassing defeat in his home state.

Nov 4, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why Bill Weld’s Political Heresy Matters

Why Bill Weld’s Political Heresy Matters Why Bill Weld’s Political Heresy Matters

The Libertarian Party’s veep nominee has been making the case for Clinton—and reading George Orwell.

Nov 4, 2016 / John Nichols

Amendment One Protest

This Governor Wants to Take Over ‘Failing’ Public Schools and Turn Them Into Charters This Governor Wants to Take Over ‘Failing’ Public Schools and Turn Them Into Charters

These activists are telling Georgia’s Nathan Deal: That’s not how it works.

Nov 3, 2016 / StudentNation / Anna Simonton and Allie McCullen

James Comey

James Comey’s Actions Place Him in the Worst Traditions of J. Edgar Hoover James Comey’s Actions Place Him in the Worst Traditions of J. Edgar Hoover

And only he can clean up this mess.

Nov 3, 2016 / Betty Medsger

The 2000 Election Unleashed Disaster on the World. We Can’t Let that Happen Again in 2016.

The 2000 Election Unleashed Disaster on the World. We Can’t Let that Happen Again in 2016. The 2000 Election Unleashed Disaster on the World. We Can’t Let that Happen Again in 2016.

For eight years, George W. Bush ravaged the planet. What will be left of it if Trump wins?

Nov 3, 2016 / Rebecca Solnit

Voters cast their ballots

It’s Never Been More Important to Protect the Right to Vote It’s Never Been More Important to Protect the Right to Vote

Here’s what’s being done to combat voter-suppression efforts in 2016.

Nov 3, 2016 / Ari Berman

clean energy reovlution

Are Voters Getting Greenwashed at the Polls? Are Voters Getting Greenwashed at the Polls?

Contentious—and confusing—environmental issues are on the ballot in these states. 

Nov 3, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Chicago Cubs World Series

The Sweetest Escape: The Chicago Cubs Win the World Series The Sweetest Escape: The Chicago Cubs Win the World Series

After more than a century, the Chicago Cubs gave so many of us cathartic joy, just when we needed it the most.

Nov 3, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Stop TPP signs

Why Is Washington Still Pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Why Is Washington Still Pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

Nothing exemplifies the disconnect between the establishment and ordinary Americans more than the plan to cram the TPP through the lame-duck Congress.

Nov 3, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage

x