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Gerrymandering
June 3, 2019
Alex Shephard
Republicans Plan to Rig Elections for a Decade
New evidence confirms the Trump administration wants a citizenship question on the census for one reason: To suppress Latinx votes.
May 30, 2019
Adam Eichen
Democracy Fights Back
Republican attempts at voter suppression have inspired a movement to restore and expand access to the polls.
May 14, 2019
David Daley
How Gerrymandering Leads to Radical Abortion Laws
Georgia's "fetal heartbeat" bill never would have passed if the state legislature truly reflected the voters' political preferences.
January 22, 2019
Matt Ford
Want to Pass Medicare for All? Fix American Democracy First.
Nothing is in greater need of reform than the political system itself.
December 4, 2018
Matt Ford
The GOP’s Laboratories of Oligarchy
Republicans in multiple states are using lame-duck sessions to disempower the Democrats who won in last month's blue wave.
November 7, 2018
Matt Ford
American democracy is just a little bit healthier after Tuesday’s midterms.
October 24, 2018
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Matt Ford
Can State Courts Save the Liberal Agenda?
Trump has seized the federal bench, but there's hope for Democrats in the lower judiciary.
June 25, 2018
Matt Ford
How Texas Republicans Got Away With a Racially Discriminatory Electoral Map
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld several gerrymandered districts.
June 18, 2018
Matt Ford
The Consequences of the Supreme Court’s Punt on Gerrymandering
The justices on Monday ensured that warped legislative maps will continue to erode American self-government.
March 28, 2018
Matt Ford
Can the U.S. Supreme Court Stop Gerrymandering?
Waves of redistricting have allowed politicians to select their own voters, consolidating one-party power across America—mostly among the GOP.
February 21, 2018
Matt Ford
Pennsylvania Republicans are inching toward a constitutional crisis.
January 10, 2018
Suzanne Monyak
A federal court has delivered a big blow to partisan gerrymandering.
June 19, 2017
Clio Chang
The Supreme Court just took up a case that could be a huge blow to Republicans.
June 29, 2015
Paul Blest
The Supreme Court Gave Democrats a Fighting Chance to Win Back the House
August 27, 2014
Brian Beutler
Democrats Shouldn't Seek Revenge for Republican Redistricting. They Should Offer This Deal Instead.
July 3, 2014
Nicholas Stephanopoulos
Here's How We Can End Gerrymandering Once and for All
October 14, 2013
Nate Cohn
Gerrymandering Still Isn't to Blame for the Shutdown
April 3, 2013
Noam Scheiber
House of Pain
Gerrymandering has been great for GOP congressmen, but poison for the party nationally
February 14, 2013
Nate Cohn
Obama Is Wrong: Gerrymandering Isn't to Blame for the GOP Fever
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