Judith Browne Dianis, executive director of the Advancement Project, talks about the plans for a summer of activism to make sure senators understand the importance […]
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Stacey Abrams’ ‘Hot Call Summer’ Asks Supporters To Call Senators Daily
Stacey Abrams has launched her ‘Hot Call Summer’ campaign to get Congress to pass the For the People Act. The ‘Hot Call Summer’ campaign asks […]
Continue readingGOP Repeats Voter Suppression History While Attacking The Teaching Of It
“They are digging in the archives for methods of voter suppression and targeted attacks on enfranchisement of Black and brown folks—while also attacking the teaching […]
Continue readingRep. Williams ‘Always Worried’ About Republicans And Voting Rights
Congresswoman Nikema Williams, who holds Rep. John Lewis’ seat, explains how the For the People Act works with the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to […]
Continue readingManchin Still Opposes Voting Bill After Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders
NAACP President Derrick Johnson said the civil rights leaders’ meeting was about establishing a relationship with Sen. Manchin to continue pushing him to support the […]
Continue readingPoll Shows Manchin Wildly Out Of Step With West Virginia Voters On Voting Rights Bill
Rachel Maddow shares details from a new poll that shows West Virginia voters of all political stripes are very supportive of the For The People […]
Continue readingRep. Colin Allred On The ‘Dangerous’ Recent Voter Suppression Laws
Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), a former voting rights attorney, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act […]
Continue readingChris Hayes: Breaking The Legitimacy Of Our Elections Breaks Everything Else
“We have seen the Republican Party wage their assault on democracy in many ways,” says Chris Hayes. “But ultimately, what democracies rest on is legitimacy […]
Continue readingAl Franken On Voting Rights Bill: ‘It’d Be Mitch McConnell Who Ended Our Democracy’
On the filibuster and the Senate voting rights bill, Former Sen. Al Franken tells Joy Reid, 'This is about our democracy. If we lose this […]
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