Voting Rights Are Threatened Again Before the Supreme Court Voting Rights Are Threatened Again Before the Supreme Court
The same conservatives who gutted the Voting Rights Act are now challenging “one person, one vote.”
Dec 8, 2015 / Ari Berman
Voting Rights and the Second Redemption Voting Rights and the Second Redemption
Ari Berman’s Give Us the Ballot argues that democratic rights can never be taken for granted.
Dec 3, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Alabama’s Controversial Voter-ID Law Is Challenged In Court Alabama’s Controversial Voter-ID Law Is Challenged In Court
One day after the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott, civil-rights groups charge Alabama with violating the Voting Rights Act.
Dec 2, 2015 / Ari Berman
Let’s Make This a Debate About Voting Rights Let’s Make This a Debate About Voting Rights
All the candidates are interested in restoring and renewing voting rights. Let’s clarify their commitments and make this a front-and-center issue.
Nov 13, 2015 / John Nichols
Congressional Democrats Launch a New Strategy to Restore the Voting Rights Act Congressional Democrats Launch a New Strategy to Restore the Voting Rights Act
The 2016 election is a year away, and many states are holding local elections today, but not everyone will be able to vote.
Nov 3, 2015 / Ari Berman
Two States, Two Competing Futures for Voting Rights in America Two States, Two Competing Futures for Voting Rights in America
Republicans will eventually have to reckon with a country that is more diverse, more compassionate and more progressive.
Oct 20, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jeb Bush Is Completely Wrong About the Voting Rights Act Jeb Bush Is Completely Wrong About the Voting Rights Act
Bush says the VRA is no longer necessary, but his home state of Florida has been a hotbed of voter suppression since 2000.
Oct 8, 2015 / Ari Berman
How Automatic Voter Registration Can Transform American Politics How Automatic Voter Registration Can Transform American Politics
50 years after the Voting Rights Act, a quarter of Americans are still not registered to vote.
Sep 22, 2015 / Ari Berman
Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becomes the first Republican to support ambitious legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act.
Sep 10, 2015 / Ari Berman
What Julian Bond Taught Me What Julian Bond Taught Me
Freedom movements don’t just happen, they are made—and not by charismatic leaders, but by everyday people possessing great courage.
Aug 17, 2015 / Jeanne Theoharis