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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Despite media knocks, Maine’s Graham Platner qualifies as this year’s breakthrough Senate campaign star
Who knew a year ago that a scintillating Maine campaign could be a national spark plug to a new progressive movement?
Pendulum justice: The greater MAGA’s orgy of outrages, the more change looms
Under duress, wealth shares its spoils,/ But never forsakes its octopus coils.
A climatic presidency
Donald Trump gets hot, hot, hot.
US-Iran ceasefire deal opens fragile path out of war as Israel threatens to keep...
The interim framework could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause a war that killed thousands, but unresolved disputes over sanctions, Iran’s nuclear program, frozen assets, and Israel’s military operations leave the deal vulnerable before it is even signed.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.