Friday, May 30, 2025

Tag: voting rights

A Wisconsin Republican looks back with regret at voter ID and...

Republican efforts to impose voter ID laws and redraw election districts both wound up in federal court. Dale Schultz ended 30 years in state politics lamenting the recent displays of partisanship.

Unheralded national popular vote push to remedy ‘elitist’ Electoral College

You’d think today’s majority, rebuffed twice in 16 years with two wingnut, minority presidents, would rage against the non-democratic, distortion-laden Electoral College. You’d think that hapless, vision-less Democrats would crusade against what put dim Dubya, then crazed, scatter-gun Trump in power.

Restoring the Voting Rights Act

This week, the Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced in Congress in hopes of restoring Section 5 to modern standards.

Karen Handel and voter suppression in Georgia’s 6th

If it wasn't for Crosscheck and Voter ID, would we be calling Jon Ossoff Congressman by now?

Trump’s chief vote suppressor runs for governor

Kris Kobach maybe the most important person in America right now.

While democrats chase Russians, republicans keep rigging elections

We can’t resolve the Russian question without more answers, but we can fix what we already know is broken.

North Carolina GOP boasts that its voter suppression efforts are working

Press release celebrates that African-American early voting is down in the state.

Observers sent to polling places to help protect voters

These poll watchers will be sent to places more likely to be affected by racial discrimination, intimidation or other means of depriving voters.

Indiana Officials are Trying to Block Almost 45,000 Black Citizens from...

Police raided the largest voter registration drive in the state with the lowest voter turnout in the country.

North Carolina Slashed Their Early Voting Hours and Now This Is...

The state could decide both the presidential election and control of the Senate.

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Elon Musk leaves Trump administration after gutting government services and dodging oversight

Musk’s chaotic 130-day tenure ends with lasting damage to federal agencies, threats to global aid, and deep conflicts of interest that watchdogs say will haunt public institutions for years.

The corrosive delusion of progress and the American dream

Most crises trace back to identifiable decisions and actions. Even the lead-up to the two world wars could have been disrupted numerous...

Death, sexual violence and human trafficking: Fallout from US aid withdrawal hits the world’s...

Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining anti-terrorism initiatives.

How bad does it have to get before the DNC declares an emergency?

Right now, the Democratic Party appears to be stuck between Little Rock and a hard place.

The richest Republicans in Congress push tax cuts for themselves while slashing food, healthcare,...

A new report reveals 35 of the wealthiest GOP lawmakers—worth over $2.5 billion—stand to profit from Trump’s tax cuts while their constituents lose access to SNAP, Medicaid, and student aid.