The End of Bubba Dominance
Chris Bowers : Presidential Election 2008
No matter who wins in November, demographic trends indicate that the era of backlash politics is over.
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Democracy on the Net
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Internet & New Media
An online guide to organizations working to build a more perfect union.
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Just Democracy
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Presidential Election 2008
Progressives need to drive a bold new agenda to invigorate democracy and capture greater power for the people
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Generation O
Cora Currier : Barack Obama
The depth and substance of Obama's youth phenomenon has yet to be tested.
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Are We There Yet?: A Liberal Votes in California
Annabelle Gurwitch : California
Who knew provisional voting could be a teaching moment?
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Dems Get New Tools, New Talent
Matt Stoller : Electoral Politics
Democratic campaigns are refining the art of reaching more people.
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Grassroots Reseeded: Suites vs. Streets
Laura Flanders : Electoral Politics
This could be the year that Democrats finally let the people play a role in politics.
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The Mad-Money Primary Race
John Nichols : Campaigns & Elections
If we don't fix the nominating process this year, it will be even worse in 2012.
2007
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Will the Progressive Majority Emerge?
Rick Perlstein : Polls & Opinion Surveys
New polling data shows that the majority of Americans are leaning liberal. How long will it take politicians and the media to get that?
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The Sounds of Silence
Walter Mosley : Electoral Reform
Voting is a privilege and a responsibility that every American bears. Allowing prisoners to vote will keep us honest.
2006
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Revote and Verify
Now that 18,000 electronic ballots have vanished in the flawed 13th Congressional District election in Sarasota, Florida, it's time for a revote.
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Protect the Vote Locally
Paul Rogat Loeb : Electoral Reform
As the Democratic majority in Congress weighs several measures to address voter suppression, the time is right for real voting reform on the local level.
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Fixing Elections
Andrew Gumbel : Electoral Reform
Let's stop obsessing over conspiracy and focus on the real problem: lack of reliability, transparency and accountability in our electoral system.
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Guardian of the Ballot Box
Andrew Gumbel : Electoral Reform
Ion Sancho, an election supervisor in Florida, is dedicated to creating a fair and accurate voting system. But his passion has nearly cost him his job.
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Where's the Plan, Democrats?
Elections are decided by message, money and mobilization. The Democrats' choice of tactics for the latter may determine not only the outcome of the '06 elections but the party's future.
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The Coming Ballot Meltdown
Andrew Gumbel : Electoral Reform
Ohio is the bellwether for the nation's electoral health and the prognosis is bad. Error-ridden e-voting, draconian restrictions and widespread incompetence could cause another November breakdown.
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Bold Ballot Initiatives
Katrina vanden Heuvel & Sam Graham-Felsen
Progressive organizations are learning to use ballot propositions to promote bold, innovative policy on the minimum wage, renewable energy, stem cell research and voting reform.
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Fighting for a Fair Vote
John Nichols : Democratic Party
Voting debacles in Florida and Ohio have inspired a new crop of Democratic candidates to run for Secretary of State, transforming an oft-neglected post into a platform for activism.
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On the Move
It's time for conviction, not caution, as Democratic voters show they would support a party that promised the country a course correction--an exit from Iraq and an end to corruption and the ineptitude of the GOP.
2005
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Wrong About the Right
Jean Hardisty & Deepak Bhargava : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
Progressives lack a common set of that tie a movement together. But they can build on conservatives' proven strategy of slowly creating a broad consensus.
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Lee Scott, Civil Rights Activist (Really!)
Talk about surprising developments, Wal-Mart has done something good.
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Something Rotten in Ohio
Voting irregularities in the 2004 election demonstrate the urgency of election reform.
2004
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Are Students Red or Blue?
The war rages on to win hearts and minds on colleges campuses.
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New Hampshire Recount, Act One
Russ Baker : Presidential Election 2004
Old-fashioned paper ballots are the best guarantee of the democratic process.
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Recount New Hampshire
Russ Baker : Presidential Election 2004
How accurate are those optical scanning machines?
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Abolish Election Day
James K. Galbraith : Presidential Election 2004
The time has come for voting-by-mail.
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Nader's Flawed Calculus
Nader backers support Kerry more than Bush, Nation Institute poll shows.
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How They Could Steal the Election This Time
Electronic counts, unaudited touch-screen ballots, enhance opportunities for fraud.
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Who Let the Punks Out?
The young and the angry mosh the vote for the November election.
2003
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Blue States, Latino Voters
Joe Velasquez & Steve Cobble : Latinos
It's time to target the electoral map differently.
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The Redistricting Wars
Sasha Abramsky : Democratic Party
The Republican drive represents a power grab unprecedented in scale and timing.
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The Last Disenfranchised Class
Rebecca Perl : Jails & Prisons
Nearly 5 million Americans can't vote because of felony convictions.
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Antiwar Students Rock the Vote
Liza Featherstone : Student Movements
Once they snubbed "Republicrats"; now they're set to oust Bush by any means.
2002
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Where Were the Women?
Anna Greenberg : Feminism & Women
This November women were less enthusiastic about the Democrats, a situation that, unless corrected quickly, suggests serious trouble ahead.
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Fighting Terrorism With Democracy
Richard Rorty : War on Terrorism
We must strengthen institutions that protect us from a national security state.
2001
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Florida's 'Disappeared Voters': Disfranchised by the GOP
Gregory Palast : Florida
On November 7 tens of thousands of eligible Florida voters were wrongly prevented from casting their ballots. Nearly all were Democrats, nearly half of them African-American.
2000
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Democratic Vistas
What will the next four years bring? With luck, total gridlock.
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Yes, We're the Great Pretenders
Christopher Hitchens : Florida Recount
Once again, voters and citizens alike are relegated to the roles of spectators and consumers. And party allegiance, which was becoming weaker and more discredited, has been revived in the most primitive way.
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Middling Against the Ends
Patricia J. Williams : Presidential Election 2000
We are choosing the world's most powerful leader. It is not an opinion poll, it is not a popularity contest and it is unlikely ever to be the vehicle for launching a progressive revolution.
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Questions From the Floor
A new poll showing that a majority of Americans have high levels of concern about a range of issues that are being ignored in the current campaign.
This week: How the democrats can best pursue a true progressive economic platform and a fair and just immigration policy? The Nation's Bob Moser, John Nichols and Roberto Lovato debate on these two critical issues. (13mb mp3)
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