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Voting Rights
Texas Is Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Locations. Activists Are Pushing Back.
Despite a last-minute ruling restricting absentee voting, civil rights advocates are doubling down to get out the vote.
Trump’s Anti-Democratic Threats Are the Sign of a Desperate Campaign
The Trump campaign is strategizing ways to bypass the popular vote as the window for a genuine electoral win closes.
The Trump Campaign Is Deploying “Army” of Poll Watchers to Intimidate Voters
Far right groups are recruiting hundreds of volunteers to show up physically at polling places.
Trump and Allies Are Already Sabotaging the Election, Experts Say
Undermining the election process is part of Trump's strategy to discourage voting and discredit the results if he loses.
Ginsburg’s Legacy Is Vast, But a Trump Appointee Could Overturn Her Best Rulings
A Trump appointment could yield the right-wing votes to overrule “Roe v. Wade” and strike down the Affordable Care Act.
Facebook’s Political Ad Ban Could Inhibit Ability to Spread Accurate Voting Info
The ban removes a key communication channel just as millions in the U.S. navigate an unfamiliar voting process.
Plutocrats Control the US Political System, But They Can Still Be Defeated
Until we climb out of our silos and mount a massive cross-issue campaign, we will continue to lose our democracy.
Pandemic Could Disenfranchise Hundreds of Thousands of Nursing Home Residents
The looming mass disenfranchisement of the U.S.’s elderly and disabled is a hidden effect of the ongoing crisis.
The People Who Help Run Our Elections Are Regularly Receiving Death Threats
The election administrators who operate the machinery of democracy are taking heat from all sides.
Susan B. Anthony Never Sought Anyone’s Pardon, But Trump Did It Anyway
Anthony's crime was an act of civil disobedience. She said that “resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.”