The Root Cause of Voter Suppression The Root Cause of Voter Suppression
How SCOTUS’s brazen decision subverts democracy for all.
Feb 14, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
No Attack on Voting Rights Is Too Racist for This Supreme Court No Attack on Voting Rights Is Too Racist for This Supreme Court
The court’s decision to let Alabama’s new redistricting map remain in place opens the door to a season of racist gerrymandering.
Feb 8, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Democrats Failed Forward on Voting Rights Democrats Failed Forward on Voting Rights
Biden forced the Republicans, and two Democrats, to go on record saying voting rights don’t matter—or at least, not more than preserving the filibuster.
Jan 21, 2022 / Editorial / Joan Walsh for The Nation
The Mess Democrats Are In The Mess Democrats Are In
If they fail to get their act together, they will suffer a defeat in the midterms that increases the likelihood of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Nov 12, 2021 / Editorial / John Nichols for The Nation
Voter Suppression Isn’t Just a Problem Down South Voter Suppression Isn’t Just a Problem Down South
Three measures on the ballot tomorrow give New Yorkers the chance to defend and extend access to the ballot right here at home.
Nov 1, 2021 / India Walton
Our Union Has Been Fighting for Voting Rights All Year Our Union Has Been Fighting for Voting Rights All Year
And our members can tell you why Congress must pass the Freedom to Vote Act.
Sep 29, 2021 / Column / Ada Briceño, Susan Minato, and Kurt Petersen
Joe Manchin Giveth on Voting Rights—and Joe Manchin Taketh Away Joe Manchin Giveth on Voting Rights—and Joe Manchin Taketh Away
The West Virginia senator has finally agreed to support critical voting rights legislation, but refuses to do what’s necessary to pass it.
Sep 16, 2021 / Elie Mystal
First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights. First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.
Just a week after Texas’s abortion ban went into effect, Governor Greg Abbot signed a draconian voter suppression bill into law.
Sep 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal
“Democrats Need to Vote Like Democrats” “Democrats Need to Vote Like Democrats”
Democratic Senate candidates are demanding that their party’s caucus stop compromising on filibuster reform, infrastructure, voting rights, and budgets.
Aug 10, 2021 / John Nichols
Naming and Shaming the Organizations, Corporations, and Billionaires Behind Voter Suppression Naming and Shaming the Organizations, Corporations, and Billionaires Behind Voter Suppression
Watchdog groups are fighting to expose coordinated efforts to get legislatures to enact “this modern Jim Crow.”
Jul 23, 2021 / John Nichols