As national issues increasingly dominate local politics, the downsides of our federalist system may be outweighing the virtues.

The Supreme Court rulings on abortion and guns will cause the U.S. to fall further behind its peer nations—and invite a financial reckoning.

From New York to Texas, a new crop of candidates rejecting fossil fuel donations are calling for legislative action.

A year ago, Christopher Rufo was an obscure documentarian. Now, he’s being invited on Tucker Carlson’s show to gin up fears of Marxism in America.

Prison gerrymandering, in which incarcerated people are designated as residents of the areas where a prison or jail is located, is a system of strategic disenfranchisement.

Renters in New York City have some legal protections and an activist infrastructure. What about the rest of America?

Last week's election was unique in some ways but provided a blueprint for success in next year's midterms.

Missouri is on the verge of rolling back a wage increase in St. Louis, adding an ugly wrinkle in the fight for decent living wages.