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Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump’s Election Subversion Plans?
Which ones are most concerning, and how you can save democracy.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Clouds Behind the Supreme Court’s Common-Sense Ruling on Postmarked Ballots
A 5-4 majority upheld longstanding practices of allowing ballots postmarked on election day to be counted. But exaggerated fears of “voter fraud” loomed over the ruling and dissent.
Posted inProtecting the Vote
Stopping Trump’s Rolling Coup
An all-too-plausible scenario of how the GOP tried and failed to steal the midterms.
Posted inNewsletter
Vote While You Still Can
Massive turnout is the best strategy for defeating systematic efforts to disenfranchise U.S. voters.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Plot to Destroy the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court’s ruling eviscerating Section 2 of the landmark law is only part of its project.
Posted inPolitics
“Executive Orders Are Not Laws. . .They Can Be Undone Quite Easily”
Channyn Lynne Parker, the CEO of Equality Illinois, on threats to civil rights, Chicago’s presidential wannabees, JB Pritzker and Rahm Emanuel, plus why you don’t start a fire if you’re sitting farthest from the exit.
Posted inFeatured
Keep Hope Alive: Reflections on Jesse Jackson
The late civil rights leader who died this week built a multiracial, multifaith coalition rooted in shared economic and democratic aspirations.
Posted inLaw and Justice
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A Moment to Reflect on the Constitution
The Constitution is occasionally amended and continually interpreted, and it still offers hope for the future.
Posted inPodcast
How the Supreme Court Could Turbocharge Gerrymandering
A pending decision could gut the Voting Rights Act and encourage states to disenfranchise minority voters.
