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Voting Rights

Demonstrators stand outside of the Georgia Capitol building, to oppose a bill that will add voting restrictions to the state's upcoming elections on March 3, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Georgia Republicans Are Trying to Undo Democracy in Local Elections

GOP lawmakers in Georgia are seeking “total control” by targeting key election boards and posts to remove Democrats.
by
Steven Rosenfeld,
Independent Media Institute
February 13, 2022
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The Supreme Court of the United States building, as photographed on February 10, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Supreme Court Ruling on Alabama Voting Map Has Voting Rights Advocates Worried

The court’s ruling likely sends a message to states that they can pass whatever maps they want before the 2022 midterms.
by
Henry L. Chambers Jr.,
The Conversation
February 12, 2022
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Virginia capitol building
News
Politics & Elections

GOP Lawmakers Block Virginia Amendments on Marriage Equality, Voting Rights

Amendments to the state’s constitution must be approved in two legislative sessions before being included on the ballot.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
February 9, 2022
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White supremacists march with tiki torchs through the University of Virginia campus on the night before the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11, 2017.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Fascism’s “Legal Phase” Has Begun. Threats of White Vigilante Violence Are Real.

Fortunately, our history shows that there are things we can do to protect a free and fair democracy.
by
William Horne,
Truthout
January 28, 2022
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Hands of person in business suit sign paperwork in shadowy light
News Analysis
Economy & Labor

Tax Cuts and Voter Suppression Laws Are Working Together to Lock in Plutocracy

State lawmakers are moving hard and fast to keep their wealthy backers wealthy.
by
Sam Pizzigati,
Inequality.org
January 28, 2022
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Senators Bernie Sanders and Kyrsten Sinema
News
Politics & Elections

Sanders Says Arizona Democrats’ Decision to Censure Sinema Was “Exactly Right”

Sanders has been advocating for more Democratic proposals to come to a vote in order to get senators’ views on record.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
January 24, 2022
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Voting Rights Demonstration
News
LGBTQ Rights

Increased Voting Restrictions Put LGBTQ People of Color at Risk, Advocates Say

State-level voting restrictions will affect marginalized communities the most.
by
Orion Rummler,
The 19th
January 22, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at Buc-ee's travel center on November 22, 2021.
News
Racial Justice

GOP Suppression Efforts Escalate as Voting Rights Bill Fails in Senate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t wait for the voting rights bill to fail to go on the offensive.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
January 21, 2022
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during the Houston Region Business Coalition's monthly meeting on October 27, 2021, in Houston, Texas.
News
Politics & Elections

Under New TX Law, Number of Rejected Mail-In Ballot Applications Is Skyrocketing

“This is what voter suppression looks like,” says an election clerk in Austin, as the pattern repeats across the state.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
January 21, 2022
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y holds a rally outside the U.S. Capitol to urge the Senate to pass voting rights legislation on January 19, 2022.
News
Politics & Elections

Police Arrest Rep. Jamaal Bowman During Voting Rights Protest at the Capitol

The progressive lawmaker had joined hunger strikers on the eighth day of their protest.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
January 20, 2022
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