Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Tag: voting rights

The war on voting reaches home

Those who were hoping for a reprieve after voting Trump out of power are beginning to see that the fight isn’t over, nor is it going to allow us to relax into “normalcy.”

Joe Biden, LBJ, and voting rights

Biden must wield the power of the presidency to make senators fall in line with the larger goals of the nation. Otherwise, as LBJ asked, “what the hell’s the presidency for?”

119 Democrats join with GOP to block restoration of voting rights...

Rep. Cori Bush, the amendment’s author, noted that “97 Democrats stood up for our community members who are incarcerated” and vowed to “keep up this fight.”

How Georgia voters are transforming America’s future

They want to help the new administration put America on the path to health and shared prosperity.

Why the election represented an unprecedented exercise in democracy

Besides trusted leaders, what Americans need is greater solidarity...

‘We never made it to the polls’: Police in North Carolina...

“We believe that this interaction, this interference from local authorities, has obstructed our marchers from not only lifting up our First Amendment rights to protest, to speak out, but also our rights to vote.”

What happened to the Voting Rights Act?

There’s no telling what we’ll be able to accomplish when we win the battle for voting rights.

New video shows how voting can end police violence—featuring a song...

“For too long, people of color have been told when, how and how loud we should use our voices.”

Estimated 5.2 million Americans with felony conviction barred from voting in...

The study concluded that "when we break these figures down by race and ethnicity, it is clear that disparities in the criminal justice system are linked to disparities in political representation."

Texas Supreme Court denies mail-in ballot application request form Houston

“It is disappointing that the Court has sided with political forces seeking to limit voter access this November.”

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GOP attack on Medicaid puts millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage

Republicans push Medicaid cuts that could leave millions without health coverage.

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