It took 60 years for Black Americans to get representation in Congress proportionate to their numbers. Now we’re likely to backslide. Dedrick Asante-Muhammad The United States took a decisive step…
Doug Bock Clark for ProPublica David Harvilicz, who co-founded a firm with a 2020 election denier, oversees voting machine security for the Department of Homeland Security while the Trump administration…
Jessica Corbett for Common Dreams In a pair of Truth Social posts on Thursday, President Donald Trump urged congressional Republicans to pass the voter suppression bill that is stalled in…
"Tonight, the people—young, Black, Brown, and working people—expanded the Senate majority, neutralized the power of Joe Manchin, and defeated yet another fascist," the Sunrise Movement cheered.
A delegation of youth from the United States observed Cuba’s November 2022 municipal elections and offer an inside look into a true people’s democracy, where workers decide who will govern…
Americans around the country were unmoved by tough-on-crime rhetoric, and instead voted in a string of reform-minded candidates. The results show that it’s time for Democrats to rethink their approach…
By Democracy Now! On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Democracy Now! aired a 3-hour election night special from 9 p.m. to midnight ET. Democracy Now! covered the key congressional races which will…
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Despite Israeli propaganda about being a democracy that shares values with the liberal West, the country has for some…
Supporters of outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro set up over 300 road blockades on October 31. The far-right leader has isolated himself since Sunday and has remained completely silent since…
The Supreme Court’s War on the Voting Rights Act Sends America Backwards
It took 60 years for Black Americans to get representation in Congress proportionate to their numbers. Now we’re likely to backslide. Dedrick Asante-Muhammad The United States took a decisive step…
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This DHS Official Oversees the Security of Federal Elections. He Wants to Ban Voting Machines.
Doug Bock Clark for ProPublica David Harvilicz, who co-founded a firm with a 2020 election denier, oversees voting machine security for the Department of Homeland Security while the Trump administration…
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Trump Calls for GOP to Pass Major Attack on US Voting Rights ‘At the Expense of Everything Else’
Jessica Corbett for Common Dreams In a pair of Truth Social posts on Thursday, President Donald Trump urged congressional Republicans to pass the voter suppression bill that is stalled in…
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4 Million Americans Excluded From Election by Felony Voting Bans
"Felony disenfranchisement echoes policies of the past, like poll taxes and literacy tests," an advocate said.
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Federal Court Strikes Down Mississippi’s ‘Jim Crow’ Felon Disenfranchisement Law
"Mississippi stands as an outlier among its sister states, bucking a clear national trend in our nation against permanent disenfranchisement."
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Here’s What “Moore v. Harper” Means for Voting Rights Going Forward
The rejection of the “independent state legislature” doctrine means fights against gerrymanders and racist laws can proceed.
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The Voting Rights Act Dodged a Bullet — for Now
Five House seats may well shift to Democrats in the wake of "Allen v. Milligan."
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California Considers Giving the Incarcerated a Right to Vote
It takes a constitutional amendment followed by a statewide vote to legalize balloting behind bars. Will it happen?
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Warnock Defeats Walker in Georgia, Giving Democrats 51-49 Senate Majority
"Tonight, the people—young, Black, Brown, and working people—expanded the Senate majority, neutralized the power of Joe Manchin, and defeated yet another fascist," the Sunrise Movement cheered.
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US Youth Observe Cuba’s Elections—and Learn About ‘Real Democracy’
A delegation of youth from the United States observed Cuba’s November 2022 municipal elections and offer an inside look into a true people’s democracy, where workers decide who will govern…
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‘The Left Beat the Money’ as Karen Bass Defeats Billionaire To Become LA Mayor
Bass, a six-term Democratic U.S. congresswoman, won despite being outspent 11-to-1 by real estate tycoon and erstwhile Republican Rick Caruso.
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Voters Didn’t Buy the ‘Crime Panic’ Narrative. Democrats Should Take Note
Americans around the country were unmoved by tough-on-crime rhetoric, and instead voted in a string of reform-minded candidates. The results show that it’s time for Democrats to rethink their approach…
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Watch Democracy Now!’s Election Night 2022 Coverage
By Democracy Now! On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Democracy Now! aired a 3-hour election night special from 9 p.m. to midnight ET. Democracy Now! covered the key congressional races which will…
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The Rise of Israeli Fascism as the Swing Vote in Parliament, and the Project of Ethnic Cleansing
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Despite Israeli propaganda about being a democracy that shares values with the liberal West, the country has for some…
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Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Suspension of Bolsonarista Road Blockades
Supporters of outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro set up over 300 road blockades on October 31. The far-right leader has isolated himself since Sunday and has remained completely silent since…
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