The 2018 Election: A Blue Wave With a Harsh Red Undertow The 2018 Election: A Blue Wave With a Harsh Red Undertow
The midterms revealed a country still divided, but a string of noteworthy progressive victories provides a road map for a more perfect union.
Nov 7, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage
Vote Aquí? Limited-English-Proficiency Voters Could Help Determine Congress Vote Aquí? Limited-English-Proficiency Voters Could Help Determine Congress
A joint Investigative Fund–Nation exposé shows that language accommodation for voting (or the lack thereof) could swing 20 congressional elections.
Nov 5, 2018 / Richard Salame
Letting Noncitizens Vote in the Trump Era Letting Noncitizens Vote in the Trump Era
Undocumented immigrants could cast ballots for most of American history—now a few cities want to renew that tradition.
Nov 1, 2018 / Rachel M. Cohen
Jimmy Carter Just Made a Vital Intervention on Behalf of Democracy Jimmy Carter Just Made a Vital Intervention on Behalf of Democracy
The Carter standard—which asks partisan secretaries of state to step aside from oversight of elections in which they are candidates—should apply in Georgia and every other state.
Oct 29, 2018 / John Nichols
The 2018 Midterms Have Exposed a Democracy in Crisis The 2018 Midterms Have Exposed a Democracy in Crisis
And we need radical reforms—now.
Oct 24, 2018 / John Nichols
Protect the Right to Vote in Your Community Protect the Right to Vote in Your Community
You can also stop the Trump administration from bullying immigrants for using crucial public programs and make phone calls to get out the vote for the midterms.
Oct 16, 2018 / NationAction
Florida Just Won a Historic Voting-Rights Victory Florida Just Won a Historic Voting-Rights Victory
Now, with the passage of Amendment Four, more than a million ex-felons—nearly 10 percent of the state’s population—will be able to vote.
Sep 18, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky
How the US Supreme Court Lost Its Legitimacy How the US Supreme Court Lost Its Legitimacy
The far right has long sought to limit access to authentic democratic governance. It’s succeeding.
Sep 17, 2018 / Lawrence Weschler
John McCain and Russ Feingold’s Joint Effort to Restore Democracy John McCain and Russ Feingold’s Joint Effort to Restore Democracy
The two very different senators established a working relationship to challenge the money power that even in the 1990s was beginning to render the Capitol dysfunctional.
Aug 27, 2018 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Could Make a Great Run for President as an Anti-Corruption Crusader Elizabeth Warren Could Make a Great Run for President as an Anti-Corruption Crusader
She’s got a plan to drain the swamp that is Donald Trump’s Washington. If she takes it on the campaign trail, that’s terrific.
Aug 21, 2018 / John Nichols