voter suppression
AFL-CIO: Unions decline tied to attacks on democracy
February 27, 2013Reports showing union membership at an all-time low are of enormous concern at a gathering of the nation's labor leaders. Members of the AFL-CIO executive council see it tied to attacks on democratic rights.
Read moreVoter suppression scandal rocks Arizona
November 13, 2012Unlike other Americans, Arizonans were not able to wake up the next morning to news of the state's election results.
Read moreUnions warn about phony emails and other voting problems
November 6, 2012Union activists at the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO and the state's Service Employees International Union say that African American voters here are the targets of emails warning them not to vote the "straight Democratic" ticket because it supposedly...
Read moreLatino voter numbers to rise 25 percent
October 25, 2012The number of Latino voters will rise by 25 percent in the 2012 election, to 12.6 million, compared to 2008, and they'll hold the key votes in more states than ever before.
Read moreVoter suppression billboards coming down
October 23, 2012Billboards targeting African-American, Latino and low-income neighborhoods began coming down after the anonymous sponsor said it would not reveal its identity, Clear Channel, the billboards' owner said.
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