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Democrats Should Carve Out Exemption in Filibuster to Protect Voting Rights
The Senate has drilled three major holes in the filibuster since 1917. It's time to drill another one.
Texas Pushes “Worst Voter Suppression Bill” as Activists Demand Urgent Action
“What we need right now, along with civil disobedience on the streets, is legislative disobedience.”
Mitch McConnell Says Bipartisanship Is “Over.” Believe Him.
It's time for Democrats to abandon dreams of bipartisanship. The GOP already has.
Conservatives Blame Ranked-Choice Voting for NYC Election Chaos. They’re Wrong.
New York City's notoriously inept partisan Board of Elections shoulders the blame for the fiasco.
Backlash to Abortion Ban in New Hampshire Could Derail GOP Scheme to Flip Senate
The GOP seeks to win New Hampshire next year, but local backlash against a new abortion law may upend those plans.
Georgia GOP’s New Voter Suppression Tactic Violates Anti-Klan Law Passed in 1871
Republicans in Georgia are using the state’s new voter suppression law to challenge the rights of 364,000 voters.
GOP Isn’t Holding Back on Voter Suppression. Democrats Must Go on Offensive.
We need federal legislation to preempt voting restrictions at the national level.
Trumpists Have Made Alarming Advances in Their Quest to Control Elections
GOP lawmakers at every level have used Trump's illusions about voter fraud to rig future elections in their favor.
Coup Fears Grow as Right-Wing Candidate in Peru Falsely Claims Election Fraud
Keiko Fujimori is calling for hundreds of thousands of votes, mostly from poor Andean regions, to be annulled.
How Far Will the GOP Go to Steal the 2022 Election?
Americans who care about the fate and future of our republic damn well better get active now.