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Voter Suppression
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Officials in Arizona and Kansas Rig Ballots to Implement ALEC Voter Suppression Scheme
State officials in Arizona and Kansas are developing a new scheme to implement an American Legislative Exchange Council-approved bill requiring proof of citizenship at the polls.
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Kansas Secretary of State Has Plan to Keep More Than 17,500 Legal Voters From Voting
The scheme literally creates two different classes of voters.
Civil Rights Groups Challenge Texas’s Voter ID Law in Federal Court
The NAACP and two other groups are filing suit to halt the state's voter ID law after a Supreme Court ruling in June.
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NC Passes Voter Suppression Measures as DOJ Moves to Protect Voting Rights in TX
North Carolina moves the first of many voter restriction laws made possible by SCOTUS' dismantling of the Voting Rights Act.
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The Modern Movement for Civil Rights
Congress must act to correct the Supreme Court's many wrongs.
Did Backlash Against GOP Voter Suppression Increase Black Voter Turnout?
Voter suppression laws might have in fact pushed higher voter turn out among minority communities. Brendan Fischer reports.
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Another Government Is Necessary: The People Can Rule Better Than the Elites
On Earth Day, a new alternative government, the Green Shadow Cabinet, was announced. Its over 80 members are leaders in their fields, from medicine to art to activism, and …
Congressman Tim Griffin Accused of “Voter Caging,” Fronts XL Pipeline for Koch Brothers
BBC investigator and Truthout contributor Greg Palast on how Griffin worked with Karl Rove, is now backed by the Koch brothers, and fronts for the tar sands pipeline in …
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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.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Researchers Found Republican Governor Rick Scott Suppressed Tens of Thousands of Votes for President Obama, and More
Researchers Found Republican Governor Rick Scott Suppressed Tens of Thousands of Votes for President Obama.