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Voter ID
Defend Martin Luther King’s Dream Act: Protect the Voting Rights Act and Expand It Across America
Dr. King's Dream Act is under attack. On Wednesday February 27, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the law's requirement that states with a history of …
What’s Next for the Voting Rights Movement?
There's not much diversity among those who bear the brunt of registration mishaps and long-line waits.
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How the GOP Plans to Subvert, Buy and Obstruct the Vote in 2016
Instead of trying to compete, the GOP is trying to change. Change the rules of the game, that is.
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Gov. Rick Scott Calls for ‘Restoring Confidence’ in a System He Helped Destroy
Florida's discredited 'Tea Party' Republican Gov. Rick Scott issued a statement today endorsing election reforms in the Sunshine State.
Team Obama Mastered the Science of Mass Persuasion – And Won
Each person got a score, and the scores drove the army of Obama volunteers' every move.
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25 Best Progressive Victories in 2012
Peter Dreier looks back at 2012 and 25 powerful progressive victories, including elections, ballot measures, court rulings, legislation and new waves of mobilization.
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Voting Rights Appeal
“It Shouldn’t Be Tolerated”: New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams on Voting Issues, Sandy Relief and Restoring Communities
Councilman opens up on FEMA, the Red Cross, Superstorm Sandy and the man-made voting disaster in NYC.
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How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired
New voter restriction laws passed by Republicans this year aimed at keeping Obama's minority support away from the polls, but only became more of an incentive to vote.
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Stopping People From Voting? Seriously, Why Do We Put Up With This For One Minute?
More than fifty years since the Civil Rights Movement, certain Americans have had their right to vote denied based on new voter suppression laws across the nation.