Former Democratic Congressman from Texas Beto O’Rourke discusses the attacks on voting rights in his state and around the country, and doesn’t rule out another […]
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Why Saving Democracy Doesn’t Have Two Sides | Mehdi Hasan | MSNBC
With democracy under threat across the country, NBC’s Mehdi Hasan details exactly how Republicans are trying to dismantle voting rights, state by state, which is […]
Continue readingRacist Relic Caught Creeping Into New Texas Voter Suppression Bill | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow looks back at how the phrase "purity of the ballot box" in the Texas constitution was used as the basis for excluding Black […]
Continue readingRep. Schools Republican On Racist History Of ‘Purity Of The Ballot Box’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
State Rep. Rafael Anchía went viral when he delivered a history lesson to the Republican author of the voter suppression bill that passed the Texas […]
Continue readingGOP Voter Suppression Strategy: Signaling Base Not To Trust Elections | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Marc Elias, Democratic voting rights attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about why the Republican effort to make voting more difficult seems to recklessly risk discouraging […]
Continue readingRepublicans Are Running Against Democracy Not Democrats | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow looks at how Virginia Republicans have made registering to vote so annoying that they are already ignoring their own new rules for their […]
Continue readingJulián Castro Fights Voter Suppression 50 Years After His Mother Fought For Voting Rights
Longtime political activist Rosie Castro joins her son Julián Castro to discuss Republicans’ voter suppression efforts in Texas, why people still have to fight for […]
Continue readingFlorida And Texas GOP Back Voting Restriction Bill | MSNBC
Geoff Bennett is joined by Sam Brock in Miami, and Priscilla Thompson in Austin, as GOP from both states back bills to restrict voting access. […]
Continue readingBrett Hurt On Texas Voting Restriction: ‘It’s Fundamentally Anti-Democratic’ | MSNBC
NBC’s Craig Melvin is joined by former Dallas Mayor, Ron Kirk and Data Dot World CEO and Co-Founder, Brett Hurt to discuss new restrictive voting […]
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