voter suppression
Progressives want Biden to push harder on voting rights
August 25, 2021They want the president to push for a carve-out that would eliminate the Senate filibuster for voting rights bills.
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Old-time white supremacists would love McConnell’s arguments against voting rights
August 24, 2021It's the same old "states' rights" smokescreen they used against the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which Congress passed to overturn Southern Jim Crow laws.
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Poor People’s Campaign, pastors, Texans take democracy drive to Congress
August 12, 2021They want the president to speak for voting rights in the halls of Congress.
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Supreme Court guts what’s left of the Voting Rights Act
July 1, 2021In a 6-3 ruling, it upholds two racist Arizona voting laws; activists say they are not giving up the fight.
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Mass D.C. rally speakers: Freedom Riders intensify voting rights drive
June 28, 2021Unfazed by Republicans trying to rob their right to vote, Freedom Riders descend on Washington D.C. and turn up the pressure on lawmakers.
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