Should Voters Pick Judges?
Only a few localities nationwide allow voters to elect judges. What impact would democratizing judge selection have on the judiciary?
Democracy
Can Massive Election Turnout Save Democracy?
An extremely tight race for the presidency is sparking a last-minute, Black-led GOTV effort aimed at Black voters in swing states.
Simple Steps to Make Voting Easier
From vote-by-mail to making Election Day a national holiday, voting rights advocates are engaged in myriad efforts to increase voting access.
鈥淲e the People鈥� Includes We the Incarcerated
It鈥檚 time to let all voting-age Americans influence their government.
The Contentious Role of Third-Party Candidates
In a high-stakes election, left-leaning third party candidates are receiving Republican support, and may be wooing disaffected progressive voters. Former Green Party vice presidential candidate Rosa Clemente shares her take on this year鈥檚 race.
Could This Make It Easier to Vote in Florida If You Have a Felony Conviction?
A new statewide proposal is the latest development in a years-long saga over the voting rights of felons in the Sunshine State.
Here鈥檚 How to Respond to Crime, Not React to It
A new ballot measure in California would reverse progress on reducing mass incarceration. Here's what our regular correspondent Dortell Williams has to say about it.
Happiness Swings Votes鈥擝ut Not How You鈥檇 Expect
New findings challenge the political adage that youthful idealism gives way to conservative pragmatism with age.
Progress 2025: Protecting Voting Rights and Democracy
Instead of Project 2025's white supremacist vision for voting rights, Progress 2025 envisions universal early voting, a national federal holiday and more.
Trump鈥檚 Fake Electors Eye 2024 Election Theft
A new report by Insurrection Exposed prepares voters on what to expect from Trump鈥檚 next effort to steal an election.
A Progress 2025 Vision for Immigration
Instead of Project 2025鈥檚 harsh anti-immigrant policies, here鈥檚 what a progressive, human-centered vision for immigrant rights looks like.
What Do Young Voters Want From Kamala Harris?
Gen Z voters are cautiously optimistic about the vice president. But they want her to end the Gaza genocide.
Can U.S. Voters End the Gaza Genocide?
Votes are power, and many protestors are declaring that without an arms embargo on Israel, no candidate will get their vote.
Misogyny Didn鈥檛 Need a Mic During the Trump鈥揌arris Debate
Despite muted microphones during the first debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, each candidate's face spoke volumes.
A Progress 2025 Vision for Health Care
Instead of gutting Medicare and Medicaid, as Project 2025 envisions, here's what a holistic, collective approach to health care would look like.
Progress 2025: A Vision for LGBTQ Rights
The Heritage Foundation鈥檚 Project 2025 has promised a dystopian vision for LGBTQ rights. Its ideas are consistent with authoritarian, Christian nationalist, and white supremacist objectives. It aims to criminalize the existence
Democrats Embrace the Power of Nontoxic Masculinity
To show their support of a future Madame President, Gov. Tim Walz and others in the party are publicly relinquishing male power and privilege.
How Zionism Wove Itself Into U.S. Politics
In the wake of AIPAC鈥檚 ouster of two pro-Palestine congressional Democrats, a Jewish American digs into the reality of Zionist influence in American politics.
In Defense of the 鈥淲eird鈥�
It's hypocritical for each party to claim to speak on behalf of the forgotten and marginalized while mockingly calling the other side 鈥渨eird.鈥� It鈥檚 also deeply regressive.
Voters Behind Bars
Incarcerated Americans aren鈥檛 allowed to vote. Those with felonies also face barriers. Here鈥檚 what that means for democracy.
Disrupting the DNC for Palestine
Breaking the DNC blackout on Gaza, Codepink's Jodie Evans joined other activists working to keep Palestinians on the Democratic Party鈥檚 radar.
What鈥檚 Next for Bangladesh鈥檚 Student-Led Revolution?
A Bangladesh-born labor explores the South Asian nation鈥檚 prospects to transition to a stable democracy now that the dust has settled from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 ouster.
What Is Progress 2025?
In response to Project 2025鈥檚 regressive political agenda, YES! has launched this hub for the big ideas鈥攁nd grassroots methods鈥攖hat offer solutions for democracy.
The Quiet Success of the Israel Divestment Movement
The United States has historically provided hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign aid to Israel. The flow of taxpayer funds to Israel鈥檚 military has only increased since Israeli forces
Nurturing Seeds of Freedom in Palestine
Surrounded by a 26-foot-high separation wall, barbed wire, and a watchtower, a group of young Palestinians prepares a 3.5-acre piece of land for the growing season in spring. The noise
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