By Thom Hartmann / Independent Media InstituteNov 5, 2018
If the national ID system were the key to getting your health care and medications, there’d be no ability for the GOP to purge voters. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Thom Hartmann / Independent Media InstituteOct 23, 2018
Republicans are using voter suppression to maintain their grip on power. If we don't act now, we'll forfeit what's left of our freedoms. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Julia Conley / Common DreamsOct 11, 2018
Republican Brian Kemp appears to have directly violated the Voting Rights Act in his bid to become the state's governor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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BRINLEY HINEMAN / The Associated PressAug 24, 2018
Voting and civil rights groups applaud the decision but say the episode demonstrates the need to restore Voting Rights Act protections tossed out by the Supreme Court in 2013. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ilana Novick / TruthdigJul 24, 2018
A 2013 Supreme Court decision striking down a section of the Voting Rights Act “has had a profound and negative impact” on access to millions and led to more abuse, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickJun 26, 2018
This week's developments mean the U.S. Supreme Court will make no major decision on voting rights before the midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jacob Sugarman / TruthdigJun 12, 2018
A new report reveals what's really behind the Trump administration's push to revamp the 2020 survey. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickJun 11, 2018
The 5-4 decision upholding Ohio's voter registration practice has major implications for voting rights nationwide. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen and Mr. Fish / TruthdigJan 13, 2018
Despite efforts to sanitize the real King, the radical King, the fight to end his "three evils"—racism, poverty and militarism—continues today. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanJan 11, 2018
A new coalition forms to advance the civil rights leader's call for “a radical redistribution of economic and political power.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Paul J. Weber / Associated PressJul 6, 2017
The White House wants the courts to uphold voter ID restrictions in Texas that opponents call discriminatory. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Jon Else / TomDispatchMar 28, 2017
In one now-historic decade, civil rights organizers brilliantly identified the levers of government power they could seize, but most of those levers are out of reach today. How will modern activists achieve change? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
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