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“Prison Gerrymandering” Could Inflate Population Counts During 2020 Census
Counting incarcerated people as residents of prison towns instead of their hometowns favors whiter, more rural areas.
Democrats Should Be Talking About How Republicans Have Rigged the Maps
If we don't fix our rigged electoral system, their ideas won't matter.
Republican Lawmakers Across the Country Rebel Against Democracy
If conservatives can't win at the ballot box, they won’t abandon conservatism -- they will abandon democracy.
These Companies Promised to Be Socially Responsible While Pushing ALEC’s Agenda
Anthem, Chevron, FedEx, Pfizer and others attended an ALEC meeting shortly after signing a much-lauded ethics statement.
After Supreme Court Refusal, It’s Up to the People to End Gerrymandering
The first step is to transfer redistricting power away from legislators to independent commissions.
State Redistricting a Target for “Dark Money” After Supreme Court Ruling
Efforts to add anti-gerrymandering initiatives to the ballot in 2020 are underway in several states.
SCOTUS Hands GOP Gerrymandering Victory, Ensuring “Massive Election Rigging”
The Supreme Court decision is a GOP victory that allows extreme partisan gerrymandering to continue.
Right-Wing Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Partisan Gerrymandering
The ruling was 5-4 along party lines, with conservative Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion.
Racist Gerrymandering Created a GOP Stronghold in the South. We Must Fight Back.
Rev. Dr. William Barber responds to his recent conviction for trespassing during a 2017 protest against gerrymandering.
GOP Paid Millions to Operative Who Pushed Census Question Aimed to Help “Whites”
Thomas Hofeller, who devised the census citizenship question, was on the Republican Party payroll.