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Voting Rights

Op-Ed

Bring Back Democracy to One Person, One Vote

To get the money out of politics, Ben Cohen and others are stamping all of their dollars with messages like “not to be used for buying elections.”
by
Edward Erikson,
SpeakOut
February 14, 2014
Truthout
News

Massive Turnout at North Carolina “Moral March” Puts Right-Wing Lawmakers on Notice

Outrage against the North Carolina legislature’s racist, right-wing agenda mobilized tens of thousands to participate in Saturday’s Moral March in Raleigh.
by
John Zangas,
DC Media Group
February 11, 2014
Truthout
News

Members of Congress Introduce a New Fix for the Voting Rights Act

Legislation introduced yesterday represents the first attempt by a bipartisan group in Congress to reinstate the vital protections of the Voting Rights Act that the Supreme Court took…
by
Ari Berman,
The Nation
January 17, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

How to Mess Up a Perfectly Good Democracy, as Seen From Down Under

Unlike the US, Australia’s system prevents the “buying” of elections and citizens are required to vote rather than being prevented from voting.
by
Niall McLaren,
Truthout
December 21, 2013
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News

Diebold Charged With Bribery, Falsifying Docs, “Worldwide Pattern of Criminal Conduct“

One of the world’s largest ATM manufacturers and, formerly, one of the largest manufacturers of electronic voting systems, has been indicted by federal prosecutors for bribery and falsification…
by
Brad Friedman,
The Brad Blog
October 25, 2013
Truthout
News

Women May Have to Win Back the Right to Vote Less Than 100 Years After Gaining It

A new voter ID law in Texas that declares the only acceptable ID will be a valid photo ID with your legal name on it makes it harder…
by
Robin Marty,
Care2
October 23, 2013
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News
Politics & Elections

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.
by
Candice Bernd,
Truthout
September 23, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed

Shouldn’t Prisoners Be Allowed to Vote?

Voting rights for prisoners and ex-felons is just the logical next step.
by
The Daily Take Team,
The Thom Hartmann Program
September 5, 2013
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News
Human Rights

John Lewis Marches On

Bill Moyers and Rep. John Lewis revisit the 1963 March on Washington. How did it transform America?
by
Bill Moyers,
Moyers & Co.
September 2, 2013
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News
Environment & Health

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Another Key Provision of Obamacare Meant to Protect Consumers Is Being Delayed, and More

In today’s On the News segment: The Obama Administration is holding off on instituting out-of-pocket expense limits; North Carolina’s Republican Governor Pat McCrory signed our nation’s most restrictive…
by
Thom Hartmann,
The Thom Hartmann Program
August 13, 2013
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