6 Reasons for Hope in Trump Times (Video)

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Jul 29, 2018 In these darkest of days, here’s what gives me hope. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Wraps Term With Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement and a Rash of Right-Wing Rulings

Bill Blum / The Progressive Jun 27, 2018 Here’s your recap of the jurisprudential carnage. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

High Court Leaves Some Voting Rights Issues Unresolved

Ilana Novick Jun 26, 2018 This week's developments mean the U.S. Supreme Court will make no major decision on voting rights before the midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Avoids Ruling on Two Partisan Gerrymandering Cases

Ilana Novick Jun 18, 2018 It is a setback for those who hoped voting maps would be redrawn in time for the 2018 midterms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How to End Partisan Gerrymandering (Video)

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org May 20, 2018 One of the biggest challenges to our democracy occurs when states draw congressional district lines with the principal goal of helping one political party and hurting the other. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Republican Official Credits Voter ID Law for Trump Wisconsin Victory

Emily Wells / Truthdig Apr 18, 2018 Brad Schimel, the state's attorney general, talks up the law that Democrats say kept tens of thousands from the polls in 2016. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Politics of Cheating

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 29, 2018 When elected officials use their power to improperly influence elections, the courts have an obligation to serve as democracy's last line of defense. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rulings Boost Democrats’ Chances of Retaking Congress

MARK SCOLFORO / The Associated Press Mar 19, 2018 The Supreme Court and a federal panel reject Republican challenges to a newly redrawn congressional map imposed on Pennsylvania by the state's high court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

From Russia, With Absurdity

Eleanor Goldfield / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 The idea that a few unsophisticated Facebook ads created by Russian trolls swung a U.S. presidential election is ridiculous. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Trump Urges Fight Over Re-Mapping of Pennsylvania

MARC LEVY / The Associated Press Feb 20, 2018 The state's Democratic-majority Supreme Court issues new boundaries, throwing out a 6-year-old GOP-drawn map as unconstitutionally gerrymandered. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gerrymandering

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Feb 18, 2018 Dig deeper

GOP Redistricting Fight Continues in Pennsylvania

Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet Feb 6, 2018 The fight over gerrymandering in Pennsylvania is a microcosm of the anything-goes tactics the GOP is employing to take and hold power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )