Learning Democracy with Cincinnati’s LGBTQ Community
The turnaround in Cincinnati can serve as an inspiration.
Voter Registration and Turnout Efforts Ramp Up in Ohio
After the registration deadline, advocates will try to boost turnout. They’re urging people already to make plans for voting and check out how.
The Wisconsin GOP’s Dangerous Attacks on Democracy
Some Republicans in the state want to go so far as to decertify its 2020 electoral votes.
The Keystone State is Ringing
Pennsylvania has always defied easy categorization. That's what makes it so great.
Why It’s Taking So Long to Count Votes in Pennsylvania
The delay was not inevitable, but instead the product of a contentious disagreement between state politicians.
Armed, Angry Men
Trump, militias, and the long history of voter intimidation and violence in the Midwest.
How Cook County Jail Became the Country’s First Jail-Based Polling Place
Many incarcerated people have the right to vote, but steep barriers can make it nearly impossible. In Cook County, Illinois, that’s starting to change.
The Race for the Ohio Fourth
Incumbent Jim Jordan faces challenges from Democrats and (former) Republicans alike.
Rust Belt Independents
How one Indiana community rejected Trumpism.
Disappearing Act
Prison gerrymandering is distorting democracy in states across the Midwest and nationwide, leaving incarcerated people with inequitable representation—or none at all.