Tag: voting
US midterms: 42 new voting laws since 2021 risk undermining confidence...
The ability to exercise one’s democratic choice by participating in free and fair elections should not be up for debate.
The one thing to know before you vote
When it comes to power in America, remember to vote for the little folks down at the bottom of your ballot.
We need to elect more leaders from the labor movement into...
Electing more union members to councils and mayoral posts will help to combat right-wing attacks on workers and hold local government accountable to the ordinary people it’s intended to serve.
Steps left for electing Progressives and defeating Republicans in the midterms
Stopping unhinged Republicans will require that often-deplorable Democrats defeat them.
The rise of Indigenous candidates raises awareness of key issues
Indigenous values helped shape American democracy, and now they’re helping increase Native representation.
‘Alarming’: nearly 1/3 in US worry about violence, intimidation at polls
"The fear people are experiencing—especially Black people, Hispanic people, and young people—is a form of voter suppression that needs to be addressed before the election," said one expert.
The voters who could decide close elections in 2022
Natives have been making news as not just voters but as successful candidates for local, state, and national offices.
One-stop fix to the election rejection scam: Demand candidates must accept...
If we don’t stop this scourge of election rejection, then the future (and innate rights) of citizen voting are bleak
Will gun-shy Dems ever learn this core (if alarming) Trump lesson—relentless...
Democrats must treat voters as consumers who view politics (rightly) as “another marketable product.” A coherent party must deliver big, core, election-winning achievements—if only to avoid a mid-term bloodbath.
New book argues mandatory voting will fulfill America’s promise of democracy
Miles Rapoport and E.J. Dionne say a healthier political culture and more representative government will result when all eligible citizens vote.