Friday, January 30, 2026

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.

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Trump attacked Ilhan Omar hours before she was assaulted at Minnesota town hall

The attack followed days of escalating rhetoric and public targeting by the president and his allies.

Why won’t Newsom tax billionaires?

Not only are Californians struggling to make ends meet, they also have to contend with a governor who cares more about billionaires and his own presidential aspirations.

Faith activists are praying with their feet in Minneapolis

I have no doubt that the disciplined, caring and prayerful response of the people to ICE will win.

Senator Cory Booker is wrong—ICE doesn’t need ‘better training,’ ICE needs to be abolished

That being said, it’s the wholesale cowardice of the democratic party that is the cause of this disease—fascism. 

The United States of consumption

Our trash and our lives, here and abroad.