2018 Midterm ElectionsHere & Now's coverage of the 2018 midterm elections, and our election road tripPredictability In A Turbulent Time: In His 2nd Term, Expect More Of The Same From Charlie BakerBaker’s model may not be every governor’s cup of tea, writes John Sivolella, but it has served him well during an era of extreme national discord. Nov 20, 2018Populism Isn't A Dirty Word — It's Time For Democrats To Reclaim ItThe left must renounce the Democratic Party’s fealty to corporations and offer hope to marginalized voters, writes Miles Howard.Nov 19, 2018One Lesson From The Midterms: The 'Latino Vote' Is Up For GrabsLatinos in America represent a patchwork quilt of different races, ethnicities, nationalities and political persuasions, writes Josiane Martinez. Treating them as a monolith is a big mistake.Nov 15, 20186 Ideas To Help Democrats Win Voters In Rural AmericaPurging Trumpism means Democrats must win over more rural voters, writes Rich Barlow. That means supporting practical bipartisan policies that will improve people’s lives. Nov 9, 2018The Women's Wave Is About More Than Opposition To TrumpThe new women in Congress will not vote as a monolith, writes Joanna Weiss. But their experiences mean old debates will be infused with at least a few new perspectives.Nov 8, 2018AdvertisementThe Bluest State? More Like The Most PracticalIt’s easy to make fun of Massachusetts for being too liberal. But the results of the midterms tell a different story. And anyway, writes Tom Keane, our politics get results....Nov 8, 2018A Big Night For RacismNaked racial animus -- liberated by Donald Trump from the dark shadows in which it once dwelled -- set the tone for too many of these midterm races, writes Eileen...Nov 7, 2018Faith Not Fear: Trumpism Was Never Going To Be Undone In One NightFear and rage are powerful motivators. We learned that lesson, yet again, on Tuesday. But we also learned that most Americans are alert to the danger of those forces, writes...Nov 7, 2018Welcome To Divided Government. Will Democrats Overplay Their Hand?The midterm outcome didn’t match the hyperbole of the build-up, writes John Sivolella. It has, however, set the stage for a profound juxtaposition of presidential vulnerability and power. Nov 7, 2018Putting The Election In Perspective, For Our Kids (And For Ourselves)As parents, we can teach our children that an election is not an apocalypse, but an opportunity to discuss and debate and be heard, writes KJ Dell'Antonia, and no one...Nov 6, 2018Let's Stop Trying To Change Each Other And Start Trying To Understand Each OtherMaybe talking more frankly and listening more carefully about our lives could mend us more than trying to convince each other about political views, writes Janna Malamud Smith.Nov 6, 2018Men And Women Aren't Equal — Not Yet. Except In The Voting BoothToday, nearly a century after winning the vote, women are just beginning to use their power at the polls, writes Tina Cassidy.Nov 6, 2018Why It’s OK If Some Voters Sit Out The MidtermsA new study finds many non-voters are studiously ignorant about public affairs. We should pray that they don’t share their misinformation at the polls, writes Rich Barlow. Nov 5, 2018We Asked, You Answered: What's Motivating You To Vote This Year?We were curious to know what readers were thinking in the run up to the midterm elections. Here's what you told us.Nov 2, 2018What's Motivating You To Vote This Year? Tell Us In 2 Sentences Or LessAs we approach the midterm elections, we're curious to know what our readers are thinking. Please tell us what's motivating you to vote this November.Oct 25, 2018We Need To Start Taking Voting Rights SeriouslyTwo weeks before the midterms, Native American disenfranchisement in North Dakota reflects a broader denial of voting rights in America, writes Rich Barlow. Oct 22, 2018Is America On The Brink Of Civil War? Depends On Who You AskCivil War rhetoric is part of a larger violent, paranoid style of thought that has always existed, writes Steve Almond, but has become turbo-charged in the age of Trump.Oct 16, 2018Voting Isn't EnoughThe idea that voting is our only recourse ignores the reality of how progress has been achieved over the course of U.S. history, writes Miles Howard.Oct 10, 2018Now More Than Ever, We Need Elizabeth Warren In The Senate — Not The White HouseThe Oval Office is not the only place in Washington in need of grown-ups, writes Eileen McNamara.Oct 5, 2018What Should Democrats Learn From Progressive Victories? Run On HopeWhat today’s new wave of progressive candidates of color are bringing back into focus for voters, writes Miles Howard, is the idea that another world is possible. Sep 10, 2018Next Page
Predictability In A Turbulent Time: In His 2nd Term, Expect More Of The Same From Charlie BakerBaker’s model may not be every governor’s cup of tea, writes John Sivolella, but it has served him well during an era of extreme national discord. Nov 20, 2018
Populism Isn't A Dirty Word — It's Time For Democrats To Reclaim ItThe left must renounce the Democratic Party’s fealty to corporations and offer hope to marginalized voters, writes Miles Howard.Nov 19, 2018
One Lesson From The Midterms: The 'Latino Vote' Is Up For GrabsLatinos in America represent a patchwork quilt of different races, ethnicities, nationalities and political persuasions, writes Josiane Martinez. Treating them as a monolith is a big mistake.Nov 15, 2018
6 Ideas To Help Democrats Win Voters In Rural AmericaPurging Trumpism means Democrats must win over more rural voters, writes Rich Barlow. That means supporting practical bipartisan policies that will improve people’s lives. Nov 9, 2018
The Women's Wave Is About More Than Opposition To TrumpThe new women in Congress will not vote as a monolith, writes Joanna Weiss. But their experiences mean old debates will be infused with at least a few new perspectives.Nov 8, 2018
The Bluest State? More Like The Most PracticalIt’s easy to make fun of Massachusetts for being too liberal. But the results of the midterms tell a different story. And anyway, writes Tom Keane, our politics get results....Nov 8, 2018
A Big Night For RacismNaked racial animus -- liberated by Donald Trump from the dark shadows in which it once dwelled -- set the tone for too many of these midterm races, writes Eileen...Nov 7, 2018
Faith Not Fear: Trumpism Was Never Going To Be Undone In One NightFear and rage are powerful motivators. We learned that lesson, yet again, on Tuesday. But we also learned that most Americans are alert to the danger of those forces, writes...Nov 7, 2018
Welcome To Divided Government. Will Democrats Overplay Their Hand?The midterm outcome didn’t match the hyperbole of the build-up, writes John Sivolella. It has, however, set the stage for a profound juxtaposition of presidential vulnerability and power. Nov 7, 2018
Putting The Election In Perspective, For Our Kids (And For Ourselves)As parents, we can teach our children that an election is not an apocalypse, but an opportunity to discuss and debate and be heard, writes KJ Dell'Antonia, and no one...Nov 6, 2018
Let's Stop Trying To Change Each Other And Start Trying To Understand Each OtherMaybe talking more frankly and listening more carefully about our lives could mend us more than trying to convince each other about political views, writes Janna Malamud Smith.Nov 6, 2018
Men And Women Aren't Equal — Not Yet. Except In The Voting BoothToday, nearly a century after winning the vote, women are just beginning to use their power at the polls, writes Tina Cassidy.Nov 6, 2018
Why It’s OK If Some Voters Sit Out The MidtermsA new study finds many non-voters are studiously ignorant about public affairs. We should pray that they don’t share their misinformation at the polls, writes Rich Barlow. Nov 5, 2018
We Asked, You Answered: What's Motivating You To Vote This Year?We were curious to know what readers were thinking in the run up to the midterm elections. Here's what you told us.Nov 2, 2018
What's Motivating You To Vote This Year? Tell Us In 2 Sentences Or LessAs we approach the midterm elections, we're curious to know what our readers are thinking. Please tell us what's motivating you to vote this November.Oct 25, 2018
We Need To Start Taking Voting Rights SeriouslyTwo weeks before the midterms, Native American disenfranchisement in North Dakota reflects a broader denial of voting rights in America, writes Rich Barlow. Oct 22, 2018
Is America On The Brink Of Civil War? Depends On Who You AskCivil War rhetoric is part of a larger violent, paranoid style of thought that has always existed, writes Steve Almond, but has become turbo-charged in the age of Trump.Oct 16, 2018
Voting Isn't EnoughThe idea that voting is our only recourse ignores the reality of how progress has been achieved over the course of U.S. history, writes Miles Howard.Oct 10, 2018
Now More Than Ever, We Need Elizabeth Warren In The Senate — Not The White HouseThe Oval Office is not the only place in Washington in need of grown-ups, writes Eileen McNamara.Oct 5, 2018
What Should Democrats Learn From Progressive Victories? Run On HopeWhat today’s new wave of progressive candidates of color are bringing back into focus for voters, writes Miles Howard, is the idea that another world is possible. Sep 10, 2018