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The type of politics we need to beat Trump

Trump’s lies about voter fraud are already leading to new GOP voter-suppression efforts: Republicans are rushing to make it harder to vote in states like Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin. In the battle over voting rights, what happens next? Court challenges to redistricting in North Carolina and Wisconsin could bring national changes in elections. When will progressives make democracy reform a top priority? Daniel Nichanian on the voting rights manifesto: A state-by-state plan to defend democracy. The virtue of an educated voter: The Founders believed that a well-informed electorate preserves our fragile democracy and benefits American society as a whole.

Democrats at crossroads: Win back working-class whites, or let them go? Power and persuasion: Bernie Sanders’s nationally televised town hall spotlighted the type of politics we need to beat Trump. Democrats should stop talking about bipartisanship and start fighting. Libertarians emerging as Trump resistance: As some Never Trumpers go dark, libertarians have taken up the cause. “Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda”: Former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen (and more).