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Voter Suppression
The Worst Supreme Court for Civil Rights Since 1857: Alabama’s First Black Federal Judge Speaks Out
A dangerous trend has allowed states to enact new restrictions on the right to vote.
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Four Ways Republicans Are Trying to Take Us Back to the Jim Crow Era
Nearly 50 years after the events depicted in the film "Selma," the right to vote is under threat once again.
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2015 Will Bring Many Challenges and a Few Opportunities for Voting Rights
There is little doubt that the 2015-2016 state legislative sessions will be an ongoing challenge for voting rights across the country, but once again the League of Women Voters …
The Results Were Skewed Toward Republicans: A Response to Nate Silver
How are pre-election polls so wrong once the election results are in?
Court Strikes Down Kansas and Arizona Proof of Citizenship Laws for Federal Races
Today is a victory for the citizens of Kansas and the democratic process.
Reflections on the 2014 Midterm Elections
This is not a one-election movement.
Call This Election What It Was: A Fossil Fuel Coup
The 2014 election was an illegal seizure of power enabled by forces within government itself.
Truthout Interviews Victoria Collier and Ben-Zion Ptashnik on Voting and Election Integrity
The 2014-midterm elections in the US were, in a way, a replay of the 2010 shellacking Democrats got four years ago.
How Much of a Difference Did New Voting Restrictions Make in Yesterday’s Close Races?
There's now no doubt new laws making it harder to vote in 21 states would help determine control of the Senate this year.
New Voter Suppression Laws Could Decide Key Races, and Turn Back the Clocks for Years to Come
Voter ID laws have made it harder for people who would have supported Democrats to vote in many Southern states.