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Disenfranchised by Misinformation: Many Americans Are Allowed to Vote but Don’t Know It
Most states do not permanently disenfranchise former prisoners, but lack of information keeps people from voting.
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Henry A. Giroux | Unthinkable Politics and the Dead Bodies of Children
The civic function of politics is collapsing, and violence has become the US's habitual response to social problems.
False Advertising: The Democratic Party’s Failure to Support Women of Color Candidates
The Democratic Party, despite its anti-racist claims, has consistently failed to support women of color candidates.
Electoral College Follies: How Tim Kaine or Mike Pence Could Become Our Next President
It's time we abandoned the Electoral College for a free, unmediated democracy like a majority of the world's nations.
Long-Standing Economic Issues Cloud the Future of Both Parties
Those who overlook the country's structural economic problems have another big surprise coming in the post-2016 electoral world.
Polling Places in Police Stations? Why Civil Rights Groups Are Still Fighting for Voting Rights
Like too much of this campaign season, the debate over voting rights is steeped in partisan politics and racism.
Voting Is One Thing, but Let’s Not Let Partisan Loyalties Numb Us to Injustice
The downward spiral of the Democratic Party can only be stopped if we have a genuinely democratic multiparty system.
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Enough! A Report Back From the Border Vigil Against US State Violence
A vigil at the US-Mexico border this week demanded an end to criminalization of victims of US policies in the Americas.
As Battle for Senate Tightens, Progressives Home In on Down-Ballot Races
Sanders supporters are focusing on key down-ballot races to mobilize voters for progressives.
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We Have All Won an Oligarchy and Lost a Democracy
The mainstream media is completely devoid of the kind of information a functional press is supposed to provide the citizens of a democratic republic.