Tag: voting rights
Preventing an American Pinochet
Our democracy is too precious to throw away for partisan gain.
To honor John Lewis, progressives say, ‘end the filibuster’ and pass...
"Abolishing the filibuster to secure the right to vote for everyone is how we must protect his legacy."
Congresswoman arrested during voting rights protest on Capitol grounds
“I stand in solidarity with Black women and allies across the country in defense of our constitutional right to vote.”
‘We’re staying out’: Texas state democrats who fled to D.C. tell...
“We’re not going to be bullied and intimidated by anybody, including the governor or our colleagues. We have a job to be the voice of our constituents.”
The GOP is trying to outlaw democracy
The goal (and duty) of every public official ought to be maximizing voter turnout—after all, the more Americans vote, the stronger our democracy.
‘His silence is breathtaking’: Biden under fire for going quiet on...
"Our democracy is in crisis and we need the president to act like it."
Supreme Court weighs voting rights in a pivotal Arizona case
The case considers two Arizona laws that place limits on how and when Arizonans can vote.
The time to secure voting rights is now or never
Unless the Democrats can rally to push through legislation that protects the right to vote now and into the future, elections may cease to matter entirely.
Trump’s Election-Fraud Big Lie assaults everyone’s voting rights, mandating punitive laws...
If a “loser” can offset his loss with lying bluster, then elections are mere puppet shows – and democracy withers.
Why disability rights advocates are pressing the Senate to allow an...
The push for voters with disabilities, and for overseas and military voters, pits civil rights activists against cybersecurity advocates.
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Supreme Court rulings and new Southern maps intensify battle over Black voting power before...
A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.
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The US-China tech race, resource wars, and the cost of militarization
Over the past decade, a steady and well-funded campaign has convinced the general public that China is the greatest threat to the safety and security of the American people.
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?