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Senate to hold hearings on early voting restrictions

December 12, 2011 By Joe Sims

As thousands of civil rights and labor groups marched in New York City against Koch brothers funded and GOP-led efforts to suppress voting rights, the U.S. Senate scheduled January hearings on the issue.

Economic depressions increase the threat to democracy

December 12, 2011 By John Wojcik

There is a rising threat to democracy, a direct result of the economic crisis and how the powers that be deal with it. We must change the failed austerity politics of our country to a politics...

Thousands gather at UN for voting rights

December 12, 2011 By Gabe Falsetta

They came in the thousands to let the forces of reaction know that their voting rights - rights that were fought and died for - will not be taken away.

Mumia win a victory for democracy

December 8, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

A huge victory occurred yesterday with announcement of the defeat of efforts to execute journalist and activist Mumia Abu Jamal.

GOP dirty trickster guilty of “fraud” in racist robocall

December 7, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

Former Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich's campaign manager, Paul Schurick, was convicted of "fraud" Dec. 6 for his role in a racist robocall seeking to suppress the Black vote.