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Here’s What “Moore v. Harper” Means for Voting Rights Going Forward
The rejection of “independent state legislature” doctrine means fights against gerrymanders and racist laws can proceed.
Greek Left Leaders Betrayed the Working Class. Conservatives Won a Landslide.
The ascendance of the right in Greek politics shows how a left without strong class politics is a losing proposition.
Corporate Donors Fund Dark Money Push for Third Party Presidential Challenger
Of the 36 disclosed by the IRS, only two are not corporate executives, retired corporate executives or their spouses.
Delaware House Tees Up Bill to Allow Corporations to Vote
“After Citizens United, this is another step down the road to corporate tyranny,” one opponent of the bill said.
FEC Complaint: DeSantis Campaigns Received Illegal Donations From Canadian Firm
The complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center is the second in recent weeks involving Ron DeSantis.
SCOTUS Ruled in Favor of Voting Rights. Southern Black Voters Made That Happen.
The pro-democracy movement is alive and well in the South, fighting every attempt to drag us back to the Jim Crow era.
The Voting Rights Act Dodged a Bullet — for Now
Five House seats may well shift to Democrats in the wake of “Allen v. Milligan.”
A 2023 Wave of “Election Subversion” Bills Threatens 2024 Results
Legislation in 38 states would set conditions for the kind of “chaos and delay” that Trump exploited in 2020.
Trump Indictments Won’t Disqualify Him, But Will Make Reelection Bid Much Harder
Yet the law is less clear about what would happen if citizens actually elected an indicted or incarcerated president.
Watchdog Hits DeSantis With FEC Complaint for Campaign Finance Violation
The complaint alleges he violated rules barring political candidates from spending “soft money” on federal elections.