Ralph Nader Would Like to Stop Having to Explain Why the Spoiler Coverage Is Stupid

4 days 15 hours ago
Frustrated by the two-party system? Polling shows you’re not alone, with more Americans than ever supporting the idea of a third party. But the winner of November’s presidential election will be either Biden or Trump, and voters weighing other candidates need to consider if a protest vote to end the duopoly might instead help end […]
Jacob Rosenberg

The Spectacular Implosion of the Libertarian Party

4 days 15 hours ago
Frustrated by the two-party system? Polling shows you’re not alone, with more Americans than ever supporting the idea of a third party. But the winner of November’s presidential election will be either Biden or Trump, and voters weighing other candidates need to consider if a protest vote to end the duopoly might instead help end […]
Tim Murphy

Party Poppers

4 days 15 hours ago
With our winner-takes-all elections consigning them to the margins or casting them as spoilers, third-party candidates are typically a political afterthought. But in the coming election, RFK Jr., Jill Stein, and Cornel West—none of whom stand a chance of becoming our next president—could play a central role in restoring Donald Trump to the White House. […]
Mother Jones

Wenatchi-P’squosa People Target Solar Project on Washington’s Badger Mountain

4 days 15 hours ago
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a Thursday morning in late March, a group of Wenatchi-P’squosa people and a few dozen supporters assembled amid patches of snow and mud atop Badger Mountain in central Washington. The foggy sagebrush-dotted bluff is among dozens of […]
B. "Toastie" Oaster

Outside Influence: A Third Party Timeline

4 days 15 hours ago
Frustrated by the two-party system? Polling shows you’re not alone, with more Americans than ever supporting the idea of a third party. But the winner of November’s presidential election will be either Biden or Trump, and voters weighing other candidates need to consider if a protest vote to end the duopoly might instead help end […]
Clint Hendler

America’s Voting System Is the Worst, Thumbs Down

4 days 15 hours ago
Frustrated by the two-party system? Polling shows you’re not alone, with more Americans than ever supporting the idea of a third party. But the winner of November’s presidential election will be either Biden or Trump, and voters weighing other candidates need to consider if a protest vote to end the duopoly might instead help end […]
Michael Mechanic

The Best Restaurants in Boston

4 days 16 hours ago
It’s not just seafood and Italian. There’s great Vietnamese, omakase, Peruvian and even bagels worth seeking out. (Don’t worry, there’s also great seafood and Italian.) We’ll see you in the comments.
Kevin Pang, Priya Krishna and Brian Gallagher