Asking Voters About Race: Helpful Tool or Roadmap for Suppression?
A small group of states, mostly in the South, have a question on their voter registration form about race/ethnicity. Why? And what effect does it have?
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Why Italy Arrested and Banished a Famous ‘Pro-Refugee’ Mayor
Italy’s ultra-right government hates Riace, a model town for migrants and asylum seekers. And the country’s strong-man interior minister is doing something about it.
Brazil Elects ‘Most Extremist Leader in the Democratic World’
Reports of Voter Intimidation at Polling Places in Texas ; Yes, Trump Is Culpable …and More Picks 10/29
Trolling for Assassins
Throughout history, high political figures have signaled mobs and individuals in ways that at least implicitly encouraged violence. With the arrest of a pipe bomb suspect — an alleged fan of America’s most prolific aggressive signaler — now is a good time to examine the phenomenon.
NAACP Sues Tennessee County Over Mismanaging Voter Registrations
Shelby County claims it was too overwhelmed by thousands of last-minute voter registrations to give citizens rejected by the system a chance to correct errors or omissions on their forms on election day. Now it’s up to the court to decide what will happen to voters.
Small County Bucks Kemp, Will Audit Midterms
Defying state officials, who are resisting all efforts to instill accountability into Georgia’s elections, one county — on its own — has decided to conduct a two-part audit of the midterms.
Stunning Revelation: Georgia Counties Fail to Report Number of Rejected Ballots
A state lawyer reveals that not all counties report the ballots they reject to the state — misleading the public and making it nearly impossible to know the real scope of the problem.
Caravan October Surprise?
With polls tightening ahead of the midterms, is the slow-moving caravan of migrants moving toward the US the “October Surprise” Republicans need to scare their base into turning out?
Murder in Istanbul: Will Saudi Scapegoats Save Crown Prince?
Late on Friday, amid major international uproar and after more than two weeks of denials as well as several days of speculation that it would do just that, Saudi Arabia acknowledged that journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in its consulate in Istanbul. A day later, even President Donald Trump, who initially attempted […]
Trump Escalates America’s Browbeating of World Courts
The Trump administration’s contempt for international courts deepens American unilateralism and emboldens rogue action.
Immigrants and First Generation Americans Are Winning Local Elections
As Americans focus on the midterm elections for Washington politicians, a new group of candidates is surfacing in local races, enabled by district elections and public financing.
Understanding the Devastating Impact of ‘Shelby County v. Holder’
In 2013 the US Supreme Court delivered a devastating decision that would lead to a host of state voter suppression laws, with which Americans continue to struggle today as they head to the polls.