Paul Ryan’s Rapid Rewrite of Election History
John Nichols Ryan: “I don’t think we lost it on those budget issues, especially on Medicare.” Yes they did. The post Paul Ryan’s Rapid Rewrite of Election History appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleWhy the Voting Rights Act Likely Won’t Survive Supreme Court Review
Brentin Mock, Voting Rights Watch The Voting Rights Act is, in some ways, living on borrowed time. The post Why the Voting Rights Act Likely Won’t Survive Supreme Court Review appeared first on The...
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What Effect Will the Election Have on Criminal Justice?
Graham Kates Though sentencing, the drug war and other criminal justice issues were absent from the presidential contest, November 6 saw a wave of voter initiatives that will change policy on “three...
View ArticleSmart Conservatives to GOP: It’s the Economy, Stupid
Ben Adler Despite what Republican strategists may say, Marco Rubio and a more moderate immigration policy are not a silver-bullet solution to the GOP’s racial demographic problem. The post Smart...
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Why the 2012 Election Was a Vote for Democracy
John Nichols From Senate races to state and city referendums, Americans made clear they wanted to limit the corrupting power of corporate money. The post Why the 2012 Election Was a Vote for Democracy...
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The Real Loser of 2012: White Supremacy
William Greider In 2012, white supremacy not only lost the election. It was a crucial factor in explaining how Obama won. The post The Real Loser of 2012: White Supremacy appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleThe Time Has Come for Responsible Republicans to Rebuke Romney-Ryan
John Nichols Post-election gripes about “urban areas” and “gifts” should discredit the 2012 GOP ticket. The post The Time Has Come for Responsible Republicans to Rebuke Romney-Ryan appeared first on...
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Voting Rights Haven’t Gotten Such Attention Since 1965. What Did We Learn?
Brentin Mock, Voting Rights Watch Here are ten lessons from an election season in which voting itself was hotly debated. The post Voting Rights Haven’t Gotten Such Attention Since 1965. What Did We...
View ArticleIs Romney’s ‘Gift’ Doctrine as Bad as It Sounds?
Leslie Savan Short answer: Yes, but… The post Is Romney’s ‘Gift’ Doctrine as Bad as It Sounds? appeared first on The Nation.
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The GOP’s Voter Suppression Strategy
Ari Berman It didn’t work for Republicans in this election—but their war on voting is far from dead. The post The GOP’s Voter Suppression Strategy appeared first on The Nation.
View ArticleWhat Took So Long? Explaining Arizona’s Ballot Count Fiasco
Voting Rights Watch Arizona is still counting ballots cast more than two weeks ago—but why did it issue so many provisional ballots to begin with? The post What Took So Long? Explaining Arizona’s...
View ArticleA Mandate to Raise Taxes on the Rich? Election Numbers Say ‘Yes’
John Nichols Barack Obama now has a higher percentage of the vote than Kennedy, Nixon, Clinton, Bush—or Reagan in 1980. The post A Mandate to Raise Taxes on the Rich? Election Numbers Say ‘Yes’...
View ArticleTea Party Crowd’s Answer for Why Romney Lost? Voter Fraud!
Brentin Mock, Voting Rights Watch An idea is spreading on the right that Republicans are unfairly constrained by a court ruling that bars the party from targeting “ballot security” measures at...
View ArticleWhy Did Republicans Lose Again?
Tom Tomorrow It couldn't have been Republicans' demonization of everyone outside their white male base, right? The post Why Did Republicans Lose Again? appeared first on The Nation.
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Republicans Begin Pivot on Immigration
Ben Adler The Republican answer to the DREAM Act—the Achieve Act—still falls short of what the GOP needs to win over voters. The post Republicans Begin Pivot on Immigration appeared first on The Nation.
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The Irony of Right-Wing Secessionist Fantasies
Gary Younge Obama’s re-election inspired residents of states like Louisiana and Alabama to push for independence from the rest of the country. They should be careful what they wish for. The post The...
View ArticleSorry, Erskine, America Rejected Simpson-Bowles
John Nichols With their votes, with their responses to exit polls, with every signal they could send, the voters refused to buy the “fix” that Erskine Bowles is selling. The post Sorry, Erskine,...
View ArticleSaudi-Led Oil Lobby Group Financed 2012 Dark Money Attack Ads
Lee Fang The largest oil lobbying group in the country, financed in part by foreign oil companies, helped funnel cash to pro-GOP dark money groups in the last election. The post Saudi-Led Oil Lobby...
View ArticleNevada Led the Country in Expanding the Vote. Now, It’s Eyeing Voter ID
Aura Bogado, Voting Rights Watch Nevada's Secretary of State wants to implement a costly voter ID registration system to combat nonexistent voter fraud. The post Nevada Led the Country in Expanding the...
View ArticleThe New Filibuster Fight
Katrina vanden Heuvel With the determination of newly elected senators like Elizabeth Warren, Democrats may finally have the power to change the rule that’s long held American progress hostage. The...
View ArticleThe Election Is Over, but the Voting Rights Fight Is in Full Swing
Aura Bogado, Voting Rights Watch The biggest challenge voting rights advocates face right now is keeping people engaged without the spotlight of a presidential election. The post The Election Is Over,...
View ArticleA Constitutional Case Against Felony Disenfranchisement Laws
Brentin Mock Obama's recent court victory on early voting may have carved a legal path for fighting down felony disenfranchisement laws. The post A Constitutional Case Against Felony Disenfranchisement...
View ArticleA Highly Subjective and Inadequate Look Back at a Jam-Packed Year Full of...
Tom Tomorrow Your humble cartoonist goes crazy trying to catalog a year's worth of crazy. The post A Highly Subjective and Inadequate Look Back at a Jam-Packed Year Full of Crazy (Part 2) appeared...
View ArticleFiguring Out Why 93 Million People Didn’t Vote
Aura Bogado, Voting Rights Watch Forty percent of voters didn’t participate last month. A new report outlines who they are, and why they didn’t cast a ballot. The post Figuring Out Why 93 Million...
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Senate Hearing Recounts the Many Election Season Mishaps of 2012
Brentin Mock, Voting Rights Watch Elections administrators gathered for a hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to unpack some of the shenanigans from last month. The post Senate Hearing...
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Speaker Boehner Loses It
John Nichols The Speaker's own House Repulicans abandoned him in the Plan B vote. But the American people already abandoned Boehner and the Republicans on November 6. The post Speaker Boehner Loses It...
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I’m With Tagg: Mitt Didn’t Want to Be President
Leslie Savan Mitt Romney deserved a Faye Dunaway Award for his “Make me president! Don’t make me president!” ambivalence. The post I’m With Tagg: Mitt Didn’t Want to Be President appeared first on The...
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Ten Things To Put the GOP Back on Track
Gregory Joseph It’s tempting to let the GOP continue its slide toward irrelevance—but that would deny this country the robust political debate we need. The post Ten Things To Put the GOP Back on Track...
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Virginia Republicans’ Bizarre Notion of ‘Fair’ Voting
Brentin Mock If the state GOP's effort to reconfigure electoral college tallying would have been law last year, hundreds of thousands of black voters would have waited hours in line for nothing. The...
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New Scheme to Rig Electoral College: Divide Dem Votes, Winner-Take-All for GOP
John Nichols The latest proposal being floated in Pennsylvania for redistributing electoral votes has the same goal as the last plan: allowing a Republican loser to "win" the presidency. The post New...
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Despite Longest Lines in the Nation, Florida State Secretary Calls Elections...
Voting Rights Watch Florida blames all its elections problems on its counties, while missing major problems in its elections improvement report. The post Despite Longest Lines in the Nation, Florida...
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House GOP Debt-Ceiling Plan: Paul Ryan’s Losing Ideas From 2012
John Nichols In return for allowing the debt ceiling to rise, House Republicans are promoting the agenda voters rejected in 2012. The post House GOP Debt-Ceiling Plan: Paul Ryan’s Losing Ideas From...
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Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas
Kai Wright Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare. The post Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas appeared first on The Nation.
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How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter Disenfranchisement
Ari Berman A botched voter purge prevented thousands from voting—and empowered a new generation of voting-rights critics. The post How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter...
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Rays of Light in the Shadow of Dark Money
Alyssa Katz Amid the onslaught of anonymous political donations, some grassroots activists are gearing up for a counteroffensive. Here are five promising strategies for 2016 and beyond. The post Rays...
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Paul Ryan Was Already Rejected for a Leadership Position—by the Voters
John Nichols Paul Ryan demands unwavering support for House speaker. But if this “young gun” is the GOP’s “only hope,” the party’s in even bigger trouble than it seems. The post Paul Ryan Was Already...
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Yes, Bernie Sanders Wanted Obama Primaried in 2012. Here’s Why.
George Zornick Sanders wanted voters to weigh in on a very serious concession by the president. The post Yes, Bernie Sanders Wanted Obama Primaried in 2012. Here’s Why. appeared first on The Nation.
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America’s Changing Racial Makeup Won’t Magically Save the Democratic Party
Julianne Hing Read Steve Phillips’s new book for the smart analysis of electoral strategy, not for his breakdown of race in the 21st century. The post America’s Changing Racial Makeup Won’t Magically...
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The Clinton-Trump Electoral Map Looks Almost Exactly Like the Obama-Romney...
Jon Wiener We’ve never seen a presidential candidate like Trump before. Why does the electoral math seems so familiar? The post The Clinton-Trump Electoral Map Looks Almost Exactly Like the...
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A Proof, a Test, an Instruction
Marilynne Robinson Obama is ours, in the deep sense that Lincoln is ours. The post A Proof, a Test, an Instruction appeared first on The Nation.
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Dear Beto, Andrew, and Stacey—Run Again
Steve Phillips While a 2020 presidential run is tempting, O’Rourke, Gillum, and Abrams could use their political skills and hard-earned notoriety to help progressives win at every level. The post Dear...
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Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions
John Nichols The president may deny reality, but he cannot change the fact that he is now losing the popular vote and the Electoral College by momentous margins. The post Donald Trump Has Suffered a...
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Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy?
Steve Phillips They must recreate the multiracial coalition that succeeded last year in Georgia and Arizona—and twice won the Buckeye State for Obama. The post Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They...
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Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump
Jeet Heer A newly declassified press conference shows the former president’s prescience—and his blind spots. The post Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump appeared first on The Nation.
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Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals
Jeet Heer The real problem is the national security state’s love of classification. The post Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals appeared first on The Nation.
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Why the Media Just Can’t Stop Whitewashing the Koch Family
Jeet Heer The political uses of the “poor little rich girl” narrative. The post Why the Media Just Can’t Stop Whitewashing the Koch Family appeared first on The Nation.
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Democrats Face a Terrible Reckoning on Bank Bailouts
Jeet Heer Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and a phalanx of senators are way too cozy with finance capital. The post Democrats Face a Terrible Reckoning on Bank Bailouts appeared first on The...
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Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home
Jeet Heer The political preacher who made the religion look bad. The post Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home appeared first on The Nation.
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Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit
Jeet Heer The former GOP presidential nominee is now a pariah in his own party. The post Mitt Romney's Lonely Exit appeared first on The Nation.
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Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game
Jeet Heer Announcing his exit, the right-wing baron mixes public populism and private elitism. The post Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game appeared first on The Nation.
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