February 17, 2021The heart of the threat to American democracy.
October 30, 2020Democrats have learned this time that they need to compete hard here, to take advantage of demographic and voter sentiment changes (particularly in the suburbs) and win big in state legislatures, to either block unilateral Republican crafting of the maps or gain the power themselves.
June 22, 2020A little-known Republican group is ramping up millions of dollars in funding from major US corporations such as CitiGroup and Chevron to protect the conservative stronghold on the country.
August 18, 2016Karl Rove and Frank Luntz might be the Republican operatives everyone recognizes, but this unknown state strategist ran the gerrymandering playbook starting in the 1970s.
July 14, 2016The GOP's modern and masterful new way of using the oldest trick in the book – the gerrymander – means there's virtually no chance Democrats will gain control of the House come November.
February 8, 2016The state's bizarrely shaped districts decrease the power of black voters.
November 10, 2015Advocates see recent ballot initiative successes as a sign that Americans are ready for change at the state and local level, even as Congress remains deadlocked.
November 2, 2015In Seattle, Ohio and Maine, voters are searching for the antidote to post-Citizens United politics.
March 2, 2015Redistricting doesn’t always capture the public’s imagination, but you should care about this Supreme Court case and the problem of gerrymandering.
August 4, 2014A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ...
