Memorial Day was political from the beginning
Here’s how the holiday was shaped by race and the Civil War.
When Belarus forced down a plane, it may have committed state-sponsored hijacking
International treaties outlaw false communications that might endanger a flight
When Black women use motherhood’s power to advocate for Black lives
There’s a history behind putting a mother’s love to political use after a Black person is killed
Redistricting might gain Republicans a few seats in Congress. Their real gains will be in state legislatures.
In some states, GOP supermajorities may allow them to ignore Democratic governors.
Do political scandals even matter any more?
Increasingly, partisans back “their” candidate. For everyone else, too many scandals make it hard to focus on anyone.
What the rise and fall of Jim Crow laws can teach today’s voting rights advocates
White Southern leaders established one-party rule by sharply restricting who could vote — until Black civil rights advocates pushed the federal government into action
Trump makes more voters feel bad than Biden does. That’s a problem for the president.
Our poll suggests Americans’ emotions are endangering his reelection bid
Trump’s refusal to respect the vote shatters ‘all the historically ingrained expectations’ about American democracy
A famous scholar of democracy worries that America is in deep trouble