Editorial Cartoons

SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act

Peter Kuper May 7, 2026 Dig deeper

Politics

The Redistricting Arms Race

Robert Reich / Substack Apr 23, 2026 Blue state governors should make clear they are ready to counterbalance any red state gains through super-gerrymandering. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

The Art of Gerrymandering

Dave Whamond Aug 21, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Dem and GOP Redistricting Wrangle

Monte Wolverton Aug 18, 2025 Dig deeper

Politics

Texas GOP Seeks To Redraw Map, Give Itself Five More Seats in Congress

Gabby Birenbaum and Eleanor Kilbanoff / The Texas Tribune Jul 31, 2025 The first draft of the redistricting map targets Democrats in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas, as well as South Texas. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

Contested Congressional Maps Remain Intact as Election Looms

Marilyn W. Thompson / ProPublica Apr 4, 2024 The time-consuming appeals process means elections in multiple districts will take place using maps that have been challenged as discriminatory to voters of color. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

How the GOP Keeps Gerrymandering Alive in Secret

Marilyn W. Thompson / ProPublica Oct 19, 2023 Republican legislatures around the country are shielding their work on allegedly discriminatory voting maps to prevent the public from finding out how and why they made their decisions. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Voting Rights Is Not as Good as It Seems

Bill Blum / The Progressive Jun 19, 2023 The decision to block a racist electoral map in Alabama comes with a fine-print caveat. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

At Least 12 States Will Sue to Block a Census Question on Citizenship Status

Emily Wells / Truthdig Mar 29, 2018 “The census is supposed to count everyone,” says Attorney General Maura Healey of Massachusetts. “This is a blatant and illegal attempt by the Trump administration to undermine that goal.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )

Top Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down GOP Remap

MARC LEVY / The Associated Press Jan 22, 2018 Republican lawmakers say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and put the decision on hold. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )