Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, says GOP restrictive laws that suppress voting and undermine democracy are designed to maintain “power […]
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Abuse From Republicans Pushing Trump’s Big Lie Drives Away (Real) Election Workers
Barb Byrun, county clerk for Ingham County, Michigan, discusses how Republican attacks on election officials in service of Donald Trump's big lie is causing many […]
Continue readingStacey 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 readingNikole Hannah-Jones Links Critical Race Theory Backlash To Spread Of Voter Suppression
Critical race theory being banned in over 20 states is analyzed by 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones, who draws connections between this backlash and today’s […]
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 readingVoting Rights And Biden Agenda Imperiled By Joe Manchin
Voting rights legislation, the filibuster, and the Biden domestic agenda all seem to hang in the balance on the vote of one member of Biden's […]
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