Gustavo Pedro Wins Historic Elections in Colombia
The victory of the Historic Pact is a marked shift in the Colombian political scene which has been dominated by conservatives for decades.
Voting Rights Remain the Critical Barrier to Racial Equality
Voting rights advocates are now forced to focus their efforts on Congress and state legislatures to pass new laws to protect their rights
Civil Rights Groups Reject Electoral Count Act as a ‘Charade’
By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Amid continued GOP obstruction of Democrats’ voting rights legislation, a coalition of civil rights groups on Monday issued a joint statement pushing back against…
Robert Reich: Understanding Why Manchin and Sinema Voted Against Voting Rights
Last Wednesday, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema voted against voting rights. Why?
Republicans Rebuked After Torpedoing Voting Rights Bill
By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a compromise voting rights bill—the Freedom to Vote Act—sparking a deluge of criticism from Democrats and progressive groups who…
‘Gavin Don’t Surf’: The California Recall Election, on the Ground in Orange County
Long a Republican heartland, this vast suburban county is changing. But is that enough to save Gavin Newsom?
‘Four-Alarm Fire’ for Democracy as Texas Voter Suppression Bill Becomes Law
"Texas already had some of the most restrictive voting laws in the nation, and the passage of this egregious bill just made conditions for voters even worse," said one voting…
Biden Under Fire for Going Quiet on Voting Rights
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said the president has "been AWOL on voting rights and ending the filibuster, which are critical to everything else America must achieve."