Will Political Chaos in North Carolina Lead to a ‘Third Reconstruction’?

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 22, 2016 The Rev William Barber has hope: "[Republicans] are afraid They know that if we have policy movement along with this kind of moral movement, it will not only energize North Carolina, but it could energize the rest of the South". Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III Make America White Again?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 22, 2016 He and his supporters may have whitewashed his record, but the Alabama senator’s past statements and actions can be described in a single word: racist. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Who Is Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s Pick for Attorney General?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 19, 2016 The senator from Alabama has given his career to the pursuit of racist policies. As enforcer of the federal government’s civil rights laws, he would be in charge of investigating Black Lives Matter. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Resistance Movements Can Be More Powerful Than President Trump

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 10, 2016 Millions of people around the world are committed to opposing the Republican's dangerous and divisive agenda. Their work, like the work of the incoming administration, has just begun. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

With Voting Rights Protections Gutted, Polling Places Have Been Shuttered on a ‘Massive Scale’

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Nov 5, 2016 The closures "are a particularly common and pernicious tactic for disenfranchising voters of color," says a report from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How We Reinvent Democracy in America

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Nov 2, 2016 We, the people, have more power than we think. To exercise our power, we must insist that our elected representatives serve us. If they don’t, we need to vote them out as quickly as possible. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

With His New Film, Greg Palast Races to Save the 2016 Election Before It’s Stolen (Video)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 22, 2016 For the investigative journalist, the 2000 election was only the beginning, not exactly serving as a safeguard to ensure that similar trouble—and more—won't happen again. Far from it. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

The Voting Rights Act, 2.0

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Aug 4, 2016 This new generation of Jim Crow-style laws is facing federal court challenges, and they are being thrown out or significantly weakened, one by one. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Members of Congress Call for an End to Voter Suppression

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2016 Nine legislators, their staff and 200 activists packed the hearing room of the US House Judiciary Committee to standing room only recently to demand an end to mass voter suppression and the manipulation of U elections. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

We Must Stop Voter Suppression (Video)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 5, 2016 We need to move to the next stage of voting rights—a new Voting Rights Act—that renews the law that was effectively repealed by the conservative activists on the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Samantha Bee on How Progressives Slept Through the Most Important Election in Recent History

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2016 Pundits and politicians like to make each presidential election seem like the end-all of American politics, and yet one of the elections that has had the biggest impact on our everyday lives was the midterm election of 2010, according to the "Full Frontal" host. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Selma March Leaders Awarded Congressional Gold Medal Lament Voting Rights Losses

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 25, 2016 Civil rights leaders from the 1960s were awarded one of the highest civilian honors Wednesday by some of the same congressional leaders who failed to pass a renewed Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court in 2013 struck down crucial provisions in the 1965 legislation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )