Voting Rights

Speaker Paul Ryan

Don’t Let Big and Dark Money ‘Drown Out the Truth and Drown Out Your Voice’ Don’t Let Big and Dark Money ‘Drown Out the Truth and Drown Out Your Voice’

The cost of elections today increases the power of the privileged few while diminishing that of working Americans and, as such, harms democracy itself.

Apr 3, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Scott Walker Donald Trump

Eric Holder and the NDRC Are Suing Scott Walker Eric Holder and the NDRC Are Suing Scott Walker

The former attorney general is challenging the Republican governor’s antidemocratic refusal to call special elections.

Feb 26, 2018 / John Nichols

student gun walkout

Lower the Voting Age to 16 Lower the Voting Age to 16

Young people who are smart enough and engaged enough to shape the debate about gun violence are smart enough and engaged enough to vote.

Feb 23, 2018 / John Nichols

Illinois Voting Machine

Congress Can Act Right Now to Prevent Interference in the 2018 Elections Congress Can Act Right Now to Prevent Interference in the 2018 Elections

Better voting machines and more secure systems are possible.

Feb 19, 2018 / John Nichols

MLK at Peace Rally

Martin Luther King’s Call to ‘Give Us the Ballot’ Is As Relevant Today as It Was in 1957 Martin Luther King’s Call to ‘Give Us the Ballot’ Is As Relevant Today as It Was in 1957

And that’s a mark of how endangered voting rights are right now.

Jan 15, 2018 / Barbara Arnwine and John Nichols

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Nothing Would Be More Tragic Than to Turn Back Now Nothing Would Be More Tragic Than to Turn Back Now

This Martin Luther King Day, we should remember that when we stand up and fight back, the seemingly indomitable giants of white supremacy can come down.

Jan 12, 2018 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

CASA de Maryland, an immigration advocacy and assistance organization, holds a rally in Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.

Don’t Let Trump Force Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants to Leave the Country Don’t Let Trump Force Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants to Leave the Country

You can also let your representatives know where you stand on net neutrality and join a state-based campaign to expand voting rights.

Jan 9, 2018 / NationAction

Voting Rights Restoration Initiative

This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians This Ballot Initiative Could Restore Voting Rights to More Than a Million Floridians

If it passes, the measure will automatically re-enfranchise most felons after their sentences are complete.

Dec 20, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

Doug Jones

The Left Helped Jones Defeat Moore. It Could Help More Democrats in 2018. The Left Helped Jones Defeat Moore. It Could Help More Democrats in 2018.

The Democrats must work harder to build grassroots infrastructure and offer voters a bolder vision proudly based on progressive values.

Dec 19, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Say It Again: Donald Trump Did Not Win the Popular Vote

Say It Again: Donald Trump Did Not Win the Popular Vote Say It Again: Donald Trump Did Not Win the Popular Vote

E.J. Dionne on America after Trump, Ari Berman on gerrymandering, and Joan Walsh with Hillary.

Oct 5, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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