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Generation Z Is Voting on Climate Change in 2020

Young voters are intimately aware that they will be forced to bear the full effects of climate change—and they’re voting with that in mind.

Jacob Wallace | Sep 25, 2020

Where the Election Can Go Badly—And What We Can Do About It

It starts with knowing how we actually elect a president, and what your vote really means.

Chris Winters | Sep 14, 2020

Excerpt | Women’s History Month

What Women’s Suffrage Owes to Indigenous Culture

The example of gender equality in Haudenosaunee society gave 19th-century White women some big ideas.

Bridget Quinn | Aug 19, 2020

Voting Is Now a Public Health Issue

Voting rights have always been inconsistently applied. Now the coronavirus pandemic is threatening those rights even more, and activists are pushing back.

Isabella Garcia | Jun 22, 2020

Prolonged Uprising Is the New Normal

Along with community care, accountability, and the disruption of oppressive systems.

Jade Begay | Jun 15, 2020

Voting During a Pandemic: Prioritize People Over Partisan Politics

By insisting that Wisconsin’s primary election proceed in-person, Republicans inadvertently showed why early voting and mail-in ballots should be a priority.

Democracy Now! | Apr 9, 2020

How to Save Elections From a Pandemic

Utah has shown both how to get more people to vote and how to overcome the political resistance that electoral reforms inevitably run into.

Eric Cortellessa | Mar 26, 2020

Turning Skiers Into Climate Voters

With 10 million skiers in the U.S. who are at risk of losing their snow to climate change, it's time to mobilize.

Judy Fahys | Mar 6, 2020

Infographic | Elections | Election 2020

Predictions of Record Voting

Political interest is high— from the number of small-donor contributions made to presidential candidates to cable news viewership—signaling voter turnout may reach new heights in November.

Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz | Mar 5, 2020

How Advocates Are Fighting Voter Suppression

As the 2020 election season gets under way, activists are beginning to push back against voter disenfranchisement across the country.

Linda Kramer Jenning | Feb 5, 2020

Ranked Choice Voting Gains Traction For 2020

As an independent candidate for public office, Tiffany Bond might typically be seen as a spoiler in a conventional election. But when she ran for Congress in 2018 in Maine’s

Lynsi Burton | Jan 10, 2020

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