Topic

Elections

Hitler cried foul on election fraud but no one took him seriously, while Trump rewrote the art of the “big lie” and managed to undermine faith in voting, our most fundamental democratic act. Once in power, the Nazis weren’t subtle: one ballot featured a single checkbox for “yes.” America’s far-right exploits a litany of more subtle methods—some dating back to Jim Crow—to manipulate democracy and create the illusion of choice.