voting rights

With Senate showdown looming, voting rights tops unions’ MLK commemorations

January 18, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg

Votes are scheduled this week on two bills designed to stop the voter suppression schemes of the Republicans and their corporate puppeteers.

Unions say key now is the fight to pass voting rights bills

January 7, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg

Labor leaders mark Jan. 6 anniversary with a call to push for passage of the voting rights bill in the Senate.

Parade of hurting people prods lawmakers to pass Build Back Better

December 14, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

“The BBB is $170 billion a year,” said veteran Tim Watt of Indianapolis. The military spending bill “is $778 billion, every year.”

Marchers challenge Biden to act now on voting rights

November 17, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Poor Peoples Campaign and others descend on White House to underline the threat to democracy posed by GOP voter suppression.

Why the filibuster must go

November 8, 2021 By Nell Myhand And Rev. Tom McAninley

51 votes placed justices on the Supreme Court for life, justices who are now undermining voting rights. Surely, 51 votes should be enough to save our democracy and the lives of the poor and low-wage workers...