Tag: voting rights
The post office crisis to come
Trump and DeJoy will stop at nothing to sabotage the USPS and steal the election — and there’s no telling the damage Trump will wreak if he’s able to swindle a second term.
Responding to voter suppression, understanding manipulated elections
Voter suppression has gotten more sophisticated in recent elections.
Why Trump’s attacks on mail-in ballots are a desperate attempt to...
“It’s ugly, and as un-American as you can get.”
Still ‘miles to go’ to ensure a safe and fair election,...
The statement from DeJoy came shortly after reports that at least 20 states plan to sue the postmaster general to force him to reverse the changes made to mail services.
19th Amendment turns 100: Fight for voting rights builds on centuries...
“To look for African American women and their history of the vote in 1920 is to miss the important chapter that begins in 1920 and doesn’t culminate until the Voting Rights Act is adopted in 1965.”
The war on democracy
"I don’t know what else to call it when a president is actively curtailing voting rights and doing his damnedest to de-legitimize the election..."
Young black voters may be the key to a Biden victory—if...
Surveys show that, rather than reflexively voting Democratic, young Black voters are pessimistic any Democrat can make a difference.
You can fight voter suppression–Here’s how
It’s easy to get angry or worried and throw your hands up, but there is something you can do right now.
Trump proclaims Nevada has made it ‘impossible’ for GOP to win...
"Using Covid to steal the state," the president added. "See you in Court!"
Supreme Court declines to overturn lower court decision that bars Floridians...
Voting rights advocacy groups called the Supreme Court's decision "deeply disappointing."
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Make corporate complicity unprofitable: Gen Z campaign launches boycott of companies tied to ICE
As Trump intensifies immigration crackdowns, a new boycott movement targets the corporations supplying ICE with infrastructure, technology, and access to consumers.
Where’s the resistance to the Iran war?
A majority of Americans already oppose the war in Iran, but the bombs won’t stop until public opinion is converted into real pressure.
Democrats’ last major obstacle to defeating MAGA for good
If all Americans regardless of their political beliefs, racial backgrounds, and economic standing were required to serve together and learn from each other to achieve a goal as a cohesive unit, it could be what helps future generations heal from the division that’s plaguing our political system.
UNICEF warns child casualties are becoming catastrophic as evidence grows in Iran school bombing
More than 1,100 children have been killed or wounded across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched war on Iran while investigations point to outdated intelligence behind the Minab school strike.
How accent discrimination reinforces America’s deepest divides
The American Southern accent reveals how linguistic prejudice reinforces classism, regionalism, and subconscious bias across generations.