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Voting Rights
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How Republicans Game the Concept of Democracy Through Disenfranchisement
Voter disenfranchisement is just one of the techniques Republicans have employed to undermine democracy.
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The Real Reason to Worry About Immigrant Voting
Hint: It has nothing to do with Trump's “rigged election” allegations.
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The Threat of a Right-Wing Supreme Court: Analyzing Trump’s Prospective Justices
The next president will change the Supreme Court's ideological makeup for four decades.
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Polling Places in Police Stations? Why Civil Rights Groups Are Still Fighting for Voting Rights
Like too much of this campaign season, the debate over voting rights is steeped in partisan politics and racism.
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Trump’s Supreme Court Contenders Would Spell Disaster for Human Rights
Trump's courtroom contenders could seriously jeopardize women's and civil rights.
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Voter ID Laws: Why Black Democrats’ Fight for the Ballot in Mississippi Still Matters
This fall, we are faced with the question of who will become president. And equally important — who can vote?
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Voting Rights Victories Are Piling Up
Many photo ID requirements at the polls had a discriminatory effect on Black and Latino voters. Now, these laws are being overturned.
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The Un-Democratic National Committee
There's more wrong with the Democratic Party than former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and her emails.
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Are Voter ID Laws Undermining US Democracy?
Throughout US history, the right to vote has not been absolute.
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What the US Can Learn From Canada’s Experiment With Electoral Reform
Canadian democracy could become more representative thanks to efforts to transform how members of Parliament are elected.