Presidential Election
The 2020 Democratic Frontrunners Need to Answer for Their Votes on SESTA
SESTA put my sex worker community in severe danger. We need to demand our candidates commit to better policy this primary.
Sex Workers Don’t Trust Kamala Harris
Harris’s record as a prosecutor and FOSTA advocate makes sex workers question who they’d vote for if it were her against Trump for president.
Boomers Share the Most Fake News on Facebook, Study Finds
A new study found that age was the main factor that determined whether someone would spread misinformation on Facebook.
It's Been 10 Years Since Obama Was Elected. Here's What It Meant
A reflection on election night 2008 and what it meant for black journalists to see America vote in its first black president.
How Brazil’s business elite helped elect the new far-right president
Jair Bolsonaro won as an anti-establishment outsider — but he had the help of the most powerful establishment players of all
Naturally, Michael Avenatti Owes More Than a Million Dollars in Taxes
A new report shows that the 2020 hopeful has a shady financial history that rivals the current president's.
Brazilian politics is backsliding toward militarism, and the presidential election could make it worse
“This nostalgia for military order is a response to both political corruption and urban violence. But it’s completely misplaced.”
Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission Failure Is a Triumph for Voting Rights
The president’s bogus voter fraud commission got shut down because there was no voter fraud.
Muslim Women Share How Their Lives Have Changed Under Trump
“You want to talk about me and the way I dress oppressing women? I'm the one that's out there facing white supremacists."
Emmanuel Macron, France's other outsider candidate, is the last chance to stop Marine Le Pen
Macron is a 39-year-old former Rothschild banker who has never held elected office.
A Week in the Life of an Emmanuel Macron Campaigner
We gave a disposable camera to EM! campaigner Thierry Gibert to see what life is like for a supporter of the liberal French presidential candidate.