Tag: voter suppression
Surge in voter registrations counters Republican efforts to restrict ballot access
Vote.org registers over 100,000 new voters as GOP legislators introduce stringent voting laws.
On the brink: Supreme Court may endanger Voting Rights Act’s legacy
Facing a historic legal challenge, the Voting Rights Act's future hangs in balance.
UN report exposes alarming U.S. human rights violations, urges immediate reforms
"Systemic racism and injustice": UN slams U.S. for widespread human rights breaches.
Voter suppression is the new climate denial
Will the proposed Freedom to Vote Act, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act or any other version of voting-rights legislation currently stalled in Congress and the Senate solve these problems?
Forget the Voting Rights bill: Here’s how to destroy GOP voter...
The lesson to be learned here? When you are faced with a massive obstacle, aka, the Republicans in U.S. Senate blocking your way, then you must either go around it, over it, under it, or right through it.
Republicans won’t even debate “For the People Act” as they flood...
According to the Voting Rights Lab, 18 states have enacted more than 30 laws to restrict voting since the November election.
Democratic bill attempts to undo voter restrictions of past 15 years
Congress is now considering legislation to address many of these problems.
Voter suppression is an attack on democracy—and my faith
Make no mistake, this bill is about silencing voters of color and chipping away at our political power.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown pushes expanding vote-by-mail to counter GOP voter...
Oregon was the first state in the country to institute voting by mail and to establish automatic voter registration in an effort to “ensure access to this very fundamental right.”
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China retaliates against Trump tariffs with sweeping countermeasures as global markets plummet
Beijing responds to Trump’s aggressive new tariffs with 34% duties on all U.S. goods, rare-earth export controls, and sanctions on U.S. firms, signaling a major escalation in the global trade war
Only 15 senators back effort to block arms to Israel as Gaza deaths surpass...
Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations of war crimes, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to halt $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, with only 15 senators supporting the effort.
Ending militarism in America
Taking on the MICIMATT(SH)!
The Homeless Garden Project is opening new doors to helping the unhoused
This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.
Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?