Mitch McConnell Said the Quiet Part Loud Again
I’m planning on binge watching the rest of You on Netflix for the duration of this arctic blast. What about you?
The Best Political Writing We Read This Year
There is no shortage of things to read about our current political moment, but way too much of it is stenography for…
Scott Walker Hands Republicans More Power on His Way Out the Door
After years of working diligently to consolidate Republican power and undermine basic democratic process in his state,…
Florida Just Passed the Largest Expansion of Voting Rights the United States Has Seen in Decades
Here’s one bit of good news out of Florida to tide you over no matter what happens for the rest of this hell night: A…
'They're Using the Same Tactics': Carol Anderson on the 2018 Midterms and America's Long History of Trying to Suppress the Black Vote
Last week, a judge blocked Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is running a tight gubernatorial race…
Civil Rights Groups Sue Georgia GOP Candidate Brian Kemp Over Voter Suppression Law Ahead of Election
On Thursday night, less than a month ahead of the midterm election, civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit seeking…
How Stacey Abrams's Opponent Is Suppressing Georgia's Black Vote
In less than one month, Georgia voters will head to the polls and cast their ballot in what will be one of the…
The Oath Keepers Have Vowed to Protest Outside Maxine Waters' Offices
Well, sap me of my life force and push me down the stairs—it’s time for this shit again!
After Latest Blow to Voting Rights, Justice Sotomayor Warns of 'Serious Costs to Our Democracy'
On Monday, the Supreme Court largely sided with Texas and North Carolina in cases challenging the fairness of their…
Trump to a Group of Hurricane Victims: 'What a Crowd! What a Turnout!'
This man is a relentless caricature of himself.
Clarence Thomas Miraculously Joins Supreme Court Ruling Against North Carolina Gerrymandering
It takes a lot to surprise me during these dark days of the Trump presidency but today somehow delivered two…
North Carolina No Longer Qualifies As a 'Democracy,' According to Political Scientists
In just eight short years, North Carolina has been transformed from a moderate battleground state with a relatively…
Black Voters in North Carolina and Virginia Take Their Electoral Battle to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear two cases on Monday from black voters in North Carolina and Virginia who claim the…
The North Carolina Republican Party Is Bragging About Suppressing the Black Vote
As Donald Trump made his final appearance in North Carolina on Monday afternoon, the state Republican party gloated in…
Federal Judge Rules That Florida Voters Will Get A Chance To Fix Their Vote-by-Mail Ballots
Some good news for voters in the state of Florida: a federal judge has made it so that voters sending in their ballots…
Get Voting, Right Here
With every election, the stakes have never seemed higher, and given the intensity of last night’s first Presidential…
Virginia Republicans Will Sue Over Governor Restoring Voting Rights to Felons
At the end of April, Virginia Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order restoring voting rights to…
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to More Than 200,000 People Convicted of Felonies
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive order Friday restoring voting rights to people convicted of…
In Oregon, Anyone With a Driver's License Is Now Registered to Vote [Updated]
Update: This post is based on a law that, while awesome, has been in place for one year. However we can report, via the…
Kentucky's Matt Bevin-Shaped Nightmare Begins With Rollback of Voting Rights, Minimum Wage
Matt Bevin—a far, far-right Tea Partier and political novice who loves cockfighting, voting against the Violence…