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2018 Midterms
DOJ Is Sending Poll Monitors to Intimidate Voters, Experts Warn
This is the White House's last-ditch effort at voter suppression.
No Middle Ground for Indian Country in This Election
More than 100 Native candidates are running for office. Most are directly challenging Trump's policies.
Purged Voters’ “Provisional” Ballots Could Decide Georgia Governor Race
Will the courts prevent GOP candidate Brian Kemp from refusing to count the provisional ballots cast against him?
White Nationalist Links, Voter Suppression Define Kris Kobach’s Career
Kobach has been the perfect white nationalist Trojan horse in GOP-controlled parts of the country.
The Election Is Only Half the Battle: Challenges of Progressive Governance
For progressives to succeed in government, we will need movement-based inside-outside strategies of governance.
Students Across the Country Will Walk Out of School to Vote
The youth-led Future Coalition has organized hundreds of walkouts at high schools and colleges on November 6.
Tuesday’s Election: Racism and Anti-Semitism Versus Social Security and Medicare
Trump and the Republicans are trying to present themselves as a populist party, but they offer nothing except bigotry.
Women Democrats Outraise All Other Candidates Among Women Donors
At $159 million, Democratic women candidates have received the largest amount of money from female donors.
Anti-Choice Measures Are on the Ballot in Three States Next Week
The referendums come at a tumultuous time for abortion rights in the US.
The X Factor in the Midterms
Political Science scholar James Lance Taylor discusses how midterm elections shape our political landscape.