BLANKOct 31, 2013
In the months after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act under the argument that it is no longer necessary, regressive voting laws are taking root that threaten to snap the country back to the 1950s, disenfranchising minorities and women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigSep 26, 2012
In many states, the number of eligible Latino citizens that could be affected by barriers to voting exceeds the margin of victory of the 2008 presidential election. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigSep 26, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including the real percentage of Americans who receive financial help from the federal government and the Massachusetts Senate race between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren gets nasty. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Eugene Robinson / TruthdigSep 25, 2012
When Michelle Obama called voting rights "the movement of our era" in a speech Saturday night, she didn't specifically mention the Republican-led crusade for restrictive voter identification laws. She didn't have to. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 20, 2012
Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, the sponsor of a strict voter ID law in Pennsylvania that will disproportionately disenfranchise poor and minority voters, is now saying the law will affect only the "lazy"-- like the 47 percent of voters Mitt Romney was referring to in a recently leaked undercover video. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigSep 5, 2012
Racial nostalgists working to restore white political power through voter suppression may have an ally in the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJul 31, 2012
Whatever petition the Supreme Court decides to take up, the suppression movement will find a welcome setting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 30, 2012
President Mitt Romney? Although it might be unthinkable right now that the gaffe-prone GOP presidential candidate could win the election, Republicans have figured out a way to help make that a reality. Hint: It involves suppressing the rights of millions of Americans. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 19, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including why John McCain deserves (gasp!) major props and new estimates on disenfranchisement due to state voter ID laws. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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