Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
New voting restrictions prove why the Voting Rights Act is as relevant as it ever was.
Nov 12, 2012 / Ari Berman
Aging White Guys: The Real Losers of 2012 Aging White Guys: The Real Losers of 2012
In 2012, white supremacy not only lost the election. It was a crucial factor in explaining how Obama won.
Nov 8, 2012 / William Greider
How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired
The backlash to voter suppression laws led to higher turnout among young, black and Hispanic voters.
Nov 8, 2012 / Ari Berman
Obama’s Re-Election Sets Record for Support From Latino Voters Obama’s Re-Election Sets Record for Support From Latino Voters
Even more striking than the overall level of support for Obama is the sky-high margin of Latino voters he got in the Western swing states.
Nov 8, 2012 / Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto
A Peculiar Revolt: On Marcus Rediker’s ‘The Amistad Rebellion’ A Peculiar Revolt: On Marcus Rediker’s ‘The Amistad Rebellion’
Public sympathies and political outcomes over the Amistad Africans drifted in opposite directions.
Nov 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Guyatt
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jesse Jackson Talk Politics, Religion and the Presidential Race Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jesse Jackson Talk Politics, Religion and the Presidential Race
The reverend and Nation editor appeared together at Columbia University on October 25.
Nov 7, 2012 / Press Room
Watch a Colorado GOP Poll Watcher Report a ‘High Concentration of People of Color’ Watch a Colorado GOP Poll Watcher Report a ‘High Concentration of People of Color’
A Republican poll watcher complains that too many people of color were voting in Aurora, Colorado, on Election Day.
Nov 7, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Laura Flanders: Last Night Was a Victory for Diverse, Grassroots Movements Laura Flanders: Last Night Was a Victory for Diverse, Grassroots Movements
The election showed US citizens will fight back against the GOP assault on equality.
Nov 7, 2012 / Press Room
The Bad News About White People: Romney Won the White Vote Almost Everywhere The Bad News About White People: Romney Won the White Vote Almost Everywhere
Whites voted Republican in every state except for four.
Nov 7, 2012 / Jon Wiener
Latino Voters Say Adiós, Romney Latino Voters Say Adiós, Romney
Romney's attempt to woo Latino voters failed—they overwhelmingly support Obama, and even more strongly in recent weeks.
Nov 6, 2012 / Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto