Is the Tax on Tampons Unconstitutional? Is the Tax on Tampons Unconstitutional?
The group Period Equity says yes—and is pushing lawsuits to repeal it in 35 states.
Oct 1, 2019 / Molly Minta
Black Lands Matter: The Movement to Transform Heirs’ Property Laws Black Lands Matter: The Movement to Transform Heirs’ Property Laws
Legal loopholes stripped millions of acres of land from black families, but a campaign to rewrite the rules is gaining momentum.
Sep 25, 2019 / Michelle Chen
She Was a Progressive Darling for Years. Now She’s Facing 4 Primary Challenges From the Left. She Was a Progressive Darling for Years. Now She’s Facing 4 Primary Challenges From the Left.
New York’s young leftists are coming for longtime Democratic congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.
Sep 25, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
In Repairing Its Image, the DCCC Has Only Scratched the Surface In Repairing Its Image, the DCCC Has Only Scratched the Surface
If the committee truly wants to diversify and strengthen the Democratic caucus, it should put its money where its mouth is.
Sep 18, 2019 / Steve Phillips
WFP’s Nod to Warren Reminds Progressives of the Inevitable Need to Choose WFP’s Nod to Warren Reminds Progressives of the Inevitable Need to Choose
A lot of progressive groups (and voters) have held off on making the Sanders-vs.-Warren choice. But they’ll face more and more pressure to decide how best to block Biden.
Sep 17, 2019 / John Nichols
We Can Have Free, Fair, and Secure Elections—if We Demand Them We Can Have Free, Fair, and Secure Elections—if We Demand Them
Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that. North Carolina’s 2018 congressional revote Tuesday serves as a good reminder that we have to act now.
Sep 11, 2019 / John Nichols
Why India Just Stripped 1.9 Million People of Citizenship Why India Just Stripped 1.9 Million People of Citizenship
Those left stateless could face detention and deportation.
Sep 10, 2019 / Makana Eyre and Nation contributor
North Carolina’s Revote Is a Win for Democracy North Carolina’s Revote Is a Win for Democracy
When elections cannot be resolved with recounts, they should be held again.
Sep 10, 2019 / John Nichols
North Carolina Has Won a Huge Victory in the Fight Against Rigged Elections North Carolina Has Won a Huge Victory in the Fight Against Rigged Elections
There is now hope that savvy legal and political strategies really can begin to upend gerrymandering across the country.
Sep 4, 2019 / John Nichols
How Democrats Can Win Back Rural Wisconsin How Democrats Can Win Back Rural Wisconsin
They need to offer more than criticism of Trump and offer real progressive solutions to the economic pain felt in rural America.
Aug 28, 2019 / John Nichols