Friday, April 19, 2024

Tag: voting

‘We never made it to the polls’: Police in North Carolina...

“We believe that this interaction, this interference from local authorities, has obstructed our marchers from not only lifting up our First Amendment rights to protest, to speak out, but also our rights to vote.”

As Trump spouts last-minute lies, top Pennsylvania officials make clear: ‘Election...

Pushing back against President Donald Trump's baseless claim on the eve of Election Day that Pennsylvania's vote-tallying process is vulnerable to "unchecked...

Why I’m voting Green in 2020

We need to vote for candidates who represent and are part of the popular movements so we advance the causes of economic, racial and environmental justice.

The US presidential election might be closer than the polls suggest...

On the one hand, this year’s election seems to have historically low levels of undecided voters. But offsetting this is tremendous uncertainty about turnout and whose votes will be cast and counted.

Older voters, especially Republicans, need to think before they vote

Is saving Social Security still your number-one issue?

Convention? What convention? It’s a coronation

We are in the midst of an existential political crisis, one that too many Americans blithely shrug off because they do not—or cannot—believe the kind of power seizures, purges, and police-state repression that has happened in many other countries can ever happen here.

Trump and crony Postmaster’s attack on the USPS threatens nation’s rural...

Postal service cuts are bad for public health...

Responding to voter suppression, understanding manipulated elections

Voter suppression has gotten more sophisticated in recent elections.

Mail-in voting does not cause fraud, but judges are buying the...

Indeed, the opposite is true — voting by mail is rarely subject to fraud.

Where the post office goes, so goes America

The post office won’t disappear if you hand-deliver your ballot this year.

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The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act and the battle against government spying

The FANFSA, passed with a 219-199 vote, garnered support from both sides of the aisle, with 96 Democrats and 123 Republicans backing the bill.

Progressive International unveils database exposing global right-wing network threatening democracies

This database, which results from a year of meticulous research, exposes the mechanisms through which these forces erode democratic norms and foster geopolitical instability.

20 percent of common produce carry unhealthy levels of pesticides new report says

Of the 59 common produce items evaluated, popular produce like strawberries, green beans and potatoes posed the highest risks.

US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows

This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.

GOP attorneys general petition against EPA’s use of civil rights law for environmental justice

The petition, if successful, could have dire consequences for communities living near industrial sites.