voting
Unions say “voter ID” is Jim Crow revisited
August 5, 2011The AFL-CIO is mapping plans to educate its members, other workers and the wider electorate in how to overcome efforts to suppress the right to vote.
Read moreNAACP confronts new Jim Crow racism
July 26, 2011Vote suppression and denying ex-felons the right to vote are the new Jim Crow laws of the 21st century, says NAACP leader.
Read moreRepublicans take aim at early voting
June 6, 2011Early voting, a key element in President Barack Obama's victory in 2008, is under fierce attack by the Republican Party.
Read morePower surge: Record number of Latinos voted in 2010
May 10, 2011A recent study by the Pew Hispanic Center reported that a million more Latinos voted in 2010 than did so in the 2006 midterm election.
Read moreGOP aims to suppress Latino vote
October 21, 2010A recent GOP ad urged Latinos to stay home rather than vote, but it may actually provoke a backlash and motivate Latinos to vote.
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