Marilyn W. Thompson / ProPublicaOct 19, 2023
Republican legislatures around the country are shielding their work on allegedly discriminatory voting maps to prevent the public from finding out how and why they made their decisions. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / The ProgressiveJun 19, 2023
The decision to block a racist electoral map in Alabama comes with a fine-print caveat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigMar 29, 2018
“The census is supposed to count everyone,” says Attorney General Maura Healey of Massachusetts. “This is a blatant and illegal attempt by the Trump administration to undermine that goal.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNetFeb 6, 2018
The fight over gerrymandering in Pennsylvania is a microcosm of the anything-goes tactics the GOP is employing to take and hold power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
MARC LEVY / The Associated PressJan 22, 2018
Republican lawmakers say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and put the decision on hold. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Harvey Wasserman / TruthdigNov 8, 2017
Campaigns in New Jersey and Virginia that used immigration and other issues to promote racism lost. The next big test is the race for Jeff Sessions' vacant Senate seat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 11, 2013
"The Daily Show's" Jason Jones discusses the "art" of gerrymandering with redistricting consultant Kimball Brace, a man who won't stop drawing ludicrous new districts even after he's run the country into the ground. The only thing left to do is honor this artist with a gallery exhibit that shows how he uses color to change the face of American politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 28, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including President Obama's latest concern about NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden and how we're already seeing results from the Supreme Court's monumentally bad Voting Rights Act decision. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Olga Pierce, Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer, ProPublicaDec 24, 2012
In the November election, a million more Americans voted for Democrats seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives than Republicans. But that popular vote advantage did not result in control of the chamber. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive LawNov 6, 2012
The voters in Ohio’s 8th District had better be happy with Republican Rep. John Boehner. They have no choice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJun 6, 2012
As the country waits in fear and loathing for the high tribunal to drop the dime on Obamacare, we might do well to parse the damage Chief Justice John Roberts and his colleagues have already done this term to our collective rights and liberties.As the country waits for a decision on Obamacare, we might do well to parse the damage Chief Justice John Roberts and his colleagues have already done this term to our collective rights and liberties. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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