Getting elections right in the face of a pandemic—and a partisan meltdown

Democrats may soon discover that their most important accomplishment in the last election wasn’t retaking the House of Representatives.

American democracy is broken. Here’s how to fix it.

A wave of concern over the DSA's refusal to endorse the Democratic nominee reveals a substantial ignorance about who does and does not vote—and why.

Why the GOP is poised to create large-scale voting chaos this year

There’s only one sure way to balance the needs of public health and the health of our democracy.

The urgency of majoritarian working-class politics is bigger than a single presidential campaign.

In order to save our democracy, we must not merely defeat the Republican Party.

In many states, ex-felons are required to settle debts before they can cast a ballot—a modern twist on poll taxes, disenfranchising black Americans.

Four debates in, the candidates have yet to address the ballot barriers and purges that threaten their chances in the next election.

You can amass great influence and power building the infrastructure for lasting Democratic rule ... or you can run for president.

As has been true for over 200 years, the next president will be chosen by an eighteenth-century anachronism. American voters deserve better.

If Democrats vying for the presidency want to enact any of their proposals, countering recent assaults on voting rights has to be a top priority.

In Rucho v. Common Cause, the conservative majority gave its approval to gerrymandering electoral districts to favor entrenched political interests.

The Supreme Court ruled Trump officials needed a better reason to tinker with the census; Democracy watchdogs aren't waiting for them to find one.

New evidence confirms the Trump administration wants a citizenship question on the census for one reason: To suppress Latinx votes.

Republican attempts at voter suppression have inspired a movement to restore and expand access to the polls.

How newly elected Governor Brian Kemp is undermining the vote—all while potentially enriching a company with close ties to his administration.

Republicans in multiple states are using lame-duck sessions to disempower the Democrats who won in last month's blue wave.

Whether your vote is counted could depend on it—and so could the recount in Florida.