If Politics Got Real…
To Nader or not to Nader, that is the question. A debate over whether Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader is a savior or a spoiler has raged for months among progressives. Neither argument...
View ArticleDe-Spoiling the Election
In 2000, Al Gore beat George W. Bush in the state of New Mexico by a mere 366 votes–a slimmer margin than in Florida. Ralph Nader polled 21,251 votes. Nader not only nearly cost Gore the state but...
View ArticleFailing Electoral College
The Electoral College is one of American democracy’s most troubling eyesores–and it’s getting worse. It gives voters unequal power based on where they live, can defeat the winner of the national...
View ArticleThe GOP Plan That Could Cost Obama the Election
The new millennium has underscored the importance of the rules of American democracy—and their vulnerability to partisan gaming. The debacle of the 2000 presidential election, where a fair outcome was...
View ArticleRepublicans Got Only 52 Percent of the Vote in House Races
As the final Election Day votes are being counted, national attention has focused on the Republicans’ near-sweep of close elections for Senate and governor. But elections for the other congressional...
View ArticleThis Is What Political Revolution Really Looks Like
The rise of Bernie Sanders, whatever the fate of his campaign, has likely altered the trajectory of progressive politics in the United States for decades to come. He has not only rallied millions of...
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