The State That Upended Electoral Politics With a New Kind of Voting
In June, Maine used ranked-choice voting, which opens up the system to third parties and independents.
Citizens United
15 Actions That Can Shut Down Trump鈥檚 Assault on Immigrant Families
Whether from your phone or on the front lines of the border crisis, here are things you can do to help.
How to Call Your Representative to Protest Jailing Immigrant Families
Step-by-step advice, whether your member of Congress is a Democrat or a Republican.
The Hope of a 鈥淏lue Wave鈥� Is Dangerous to Democracy
The best way to discourage voting鈥攁nd thwart democracy鈥攊s to predict a big win for any party. Here鈥檚 what the primaries are indicating about the political landscape ahead of the midterms.
Scholastic Under Fire for Children鈥檚 Book Portrayal of Trump
Parents and teachers aren鈥檛 angry over what the new book says about the president, but rather what it leaves out.
Despite Prosecutor鈥檚 Attempts to Stop Her, Georgia Woman Keeps Registering Voters
Jim Crow endures in Georgia as voter suppression efforts persist across the state. But get-out-the-vote activists are undaunted.
It鈥檚 Young Black Women鈥檚 Turn in Michigan
At 23, Myya Jones is running for state representative. She鈥檚 at the forefront of a wave of Black women running for office.
California鈥檚 Low Turnout Suggests Voters Need a Better Reason to Show Up
Still, there are signs of progress that could lead to increased turnout come November, including 1,800 women running for federal and state offices.
Partisan Gerrymandering Could Soon Be Unconstitutional
Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on two cases, anti-gerrymandering action at the state level is well underway.
Blacksmiths Turn Unwanted Guns Into Garden Tools
Shotguns often become hand spades, and a weapon like the AR-15 that was used in recent mass shootings has a thicker barrel that suits an afterlife as a mattock.
When 16-Year-Olds Vote, We All Benefit
A lower voting age rejuvenates democracy across generations.
Rejection of Gerrymandering in Ohio Suggests the U.S. Wants Fairer Elections
In both red states and blue states, steps are underway to limit how much districts can be drawn for partisan advantage.
Tiny Houses Alone Can鈥檛 Solve the Housing Crisis. But Here鈥檚 What Can
People are looking beyond traditional boundaries to find housing that works for them.
A Year Later, Fewer Deportations in Cities That Adopted 鈥淲elcoming鈥� Policies
Where local governments collaborate with ICE, deportations have increased more than 75 percent. New Mexico shows a different way.
Hey, Trump: Navajo Elders Aren鈥檛 Your Political Props
This week, Trump is using Natives to target the Bears Ears National Monument. Last week, it was Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Goodbye, Small Farmer? Investors Could Soon Own Most of American Farmland
Today, 30 percent of American farmland is owned by non-operators who lease it out to farmers. Here鈥檚 why that鈥檚 a problem.
Another Victory for Workers in Seattle鈥擳his Time It鈥檚 Their Schedules
Thanks to an ordinance passed last month, service and retail workers will finally get reasonable shift schedules, along with their $15-an-hour minimum wage.
Trump鈥檚 Fake Critique of Trade Deals Leaves Out Workers
We must build a movement for trade justice that rejects both Trump鈥檚 opportunism and the long-standing neoliberalism of the major political parties.
The Surprise Weapon in Detroit鈥檚 Battle Against Gentrification
The Illuminate Literacy project encourages neighborhood youth to hold onto their identities and histories by expressing themselves in words.
Why Hope Has Power in This Gut-Wrenching Election Year
Cynicism and despair are among democracy鈥檚 worst enemies.
鈥淔ree鈥� Trade? Fraud Alert
The deceptive branding behind corporatists鈥� preference for the term 鈥渇ree trade鈥� over simply 鈥渢rade.鈥�
What If Trade Agreements Helped People, Not Corporations?
Current trade agreements have been of, by, and for transnational corporations. Growing opposition gives us the opportunity to change that in our next-generation agreements.
As Boomers Retire, Mom-and-Pop Businesses Convert to Co-ops to Save Jobs
Baby boomers are the largest percentage of business owners, and they鈥檙e headed toward retirement. Worker cooperatives could keep the jobs they鈥檝e created from disappearing.
The Little-Known Farmworkers Who Sparked the Biggest Labor Movement In U.S. History
There would be no Cesar Chavez without the Filipino manongs of Delano, California, whose decision to strike set off the most significant labor movement the United States has ever seen.
Politics on the Dance Floor: Reclaiming Queer and Black Roots in Electronic Dance Music
As the multibillion-dollar electronic music industry grows, artists and organizers are taking back the spaces and sounds of the marginalized people who started the genre.
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