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Is Your Judge for Sale? Dark Money Groups Pour Millions Into Judicial Races to Reshape Courts
Anonymous donors are reshaping judicial races by pouring millions of dollars in “dark money” into races.
Same Votes, Different Districts Would Change North Carolina Election Results
Vaughn and Duke math professor Jonathan Mattingly attempted to quantify how gerrymandering actually affects recent election outcomes.
Top 10 Epic Reasons Why Americans Should Give a Sh*t About Voting
Democratic elections must be part of the central commons we build together. To change everything, we need everyone.
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Voters Turned Away Because of Texas Photo ID Law
Voting is now underway in Texas, a state with one of the strictest voter ID laws in the nation.
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Dark Money in Coal Country
The dark money group gunning for Republican Senator Mitch McConnell's re-election has spent at least $14 million so far.
Can Chevron Buy Richmond?
The current Battle of Richmond pits Big Oil and Wall Street against the citizens of the working-class city of Richmond, California. What's at stake is the future of our …
Voters Have Opportunity to Fix New Jersey’s Broken Bail System
Bail reform is on the ballot in New Jersey.
E-Votes Flip D to R in Texas, R to D in Illinois: More Trouble With Touch-Screens
As election day nears, it's time to examine unverifiable electronic voting machine votes.
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Super PACs Exploit Disclosure Loophole
Last-minute registration means groups may hide donors until after Election Day.
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The Stealth Campaign to Buy US Courts
With ideological groups increasingly eager to buy seats on state-level benches, judges are forced to act more like politicians.