Civil rights

The Key to Ending Mass Surveillance? Math.

The Key to Ending Mass Surveillance? Math. The Key to Ending Mass Surveillance? Math.

Encryption is a better safeguard of our civil liberties than the law.

May 27, 2015 / Feature / Eleanor Saitta

How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights

How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights

Fifty years ago, African-Americans were denied the right to vote. Now the vast majority of Americans are being denied the rightful value of their vote.

May 19, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman

Jesse Jackson: Make Baltimore a Model for Urban Reconstruction

Jesse Jackson: Make Baltimore a Model for Urban Reconstruction Jesse Jackson: Make Baltimore a Model for Urban Reconstruction

In Baltimore, “effort and excellent is trumped by inheritance and access,” Jackson says.

May 7, 2015 / Edward Hart

Stop the War on Baltimore

Stop the War on Baltimore Stop the War on Baltimore

Now is the time for Mayor Rawlings Blake to put an end to Baltimore police militarization.

May 6, 2015 / Dante Barry

The Enduring Shame of ‘Separate and Unequal’

The Enduring Shame of ‘Separate and Unequal’ The Enduring Shame of ‘Separate and Unequal’

The unrest in Baltimore is about more than a single death—it’s about the structural racism, inequality, and poverty that have plagued our society for too long.

May 5, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Will the Courts Finally Block Texas’ Worst-in-the-Nation Voter-ID Law?

Will the Courts Finally Block Texas’ Worst-in-the-Nation Voter-ID Law? Will the Courts Finally Block Texas’ Worst-in-the-Nation Voter-ID Law?

Longtime voters are being turned away from the polls by Texas’ voter-ID law

Apr 27, 2015 / Ari Berman

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

“There is no such thing as not voting” is the faith that Darryl Pinckney grew up in.

Apr 22, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman

Jamie Raskin

Jamie Raskin Is Running for Congress to ‘Renew Popular Democracy in America’ Jamie Raskin Is Running for Congress to ‘Renew Popular Democracy in America’

One of the nation’s leading advocates for voting rights, fair elections, and amending corporate cash out of politics wants to shake up the House.

Apr 20, 2015 / John Nichols

Enshrine the Right to Vote in the Constitution

Enshrine the Right to Vote in the Constitution Enshrine the Right to Vote in the Constitution

After 150 years, it is time for the last Reconstruction Amendment.

Apr 16, 2015 / John Nichols

Even Indiana Republicans Are Telling Mike Pence His Discrimination Law Is Wrong

Even Indiana Republicans Are Telling Mike Pence His Discrimination Law Is Wrong Even Indiana Republicans Are Telling Mike Pence His Discrimination Law Is Wrong

Pressed by GOP mayor and state’s largest paper, governor moves to rework law condemned by LGBT groups.

Mar 31, 2015 / John Nichols

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