Who’s Ready for Hillary? Who’s Ready for Hillary?
Depending on whom you ask, Clinton is a triangulating pro-corporate Democrat or a heroic shatterer of glass ceilings—or both.
Nov 24, 2014 / Feature / Kathleen Geier, Joan Walsh, Jamelle Bouie, Doug Henwood, Heather Digby Parton, Steven Teles, and Richard Yeselson
Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone? Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone?
Electoral politics is but one tool the grassroots must use to create change.
Nov 10, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation
Republicans Got Only 52 Percent of the Vote in House Races Republicans Got Only 52 Percent of the Vote in House Races
How did they end up with 57 percent of the seats?
Nov 7, 2014 / Rob Richie
Why Scott Walker’s ‘Divide and Conquer’ Politics Won’t Make Him President Why Scott Walker’s ‘Divide and Conquer’ Politics Won’t Make Him President
Republicans should be dubious about a presidential prospect who isn’t able to attract new supporters.
Nov 6, 2014 / John Nichols
Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races? Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races?
The number of voters impacted by new voting restrictions exceeded the margin of victory in close races in North Carolina, Kansas, Virginia and Florida.
Nov 6, 2014 / Ari Berman
How Did Education Measures Fare in the Midterm Elections? How Did Education Measures Fare in the Midterm Elections?
The short answer: Pretty badly, but it could have been worse.
Nov 5, 2014 / Peter Rothberg
California’s Clear Message to Republicans: ‘Not Interested’ California’s Clear Message to Republicans: ‘Not Interested’
California’s voters defied national trends.
Nov 5, 2014 / Jon Wiener
Weed Is Legal in the Capital—and 10 Other Reasons the Election Wasn’t a Total Bust Weed Is Legal in the Capital—and 10 Other Reasons the Election Wasn’t a Total Bust
From minimum-wage increases to paid sick days to the defeat, again, of Scott Brown—progressives had a few bright spots on an otherwise dark night.
Nov 5, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
LIVESTREAM: Full Election 2014 Coverage LIVESTREAM: Full Election 2014 Coverage
On Tuesday, November 4, at 7 pm EST, join Democracy Now! for a live broadcast of the midterm election results.
Nov 3, 2014 / Democracy Now! and The Nation
Corporate Media Companies Are the Real Winners in the 2014 Midterms Corporate Media Companies Are the Real Winners in the 2014 Midterms
Eric on this week’s concerts and Reed on how local TV stations boost their bottom lines with a deluge of election ads.
Nov 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson