Civil rights

Our Shrinking Democracy Our Shrinking Democracy

The powerful voices are few and the number of meaningful votes are dwindling, fast. How did we get here?

Aug 21, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ari Berman: Why Have Republicans Flip-Flopped on Early Voting? Ari Berman: Why Have Republicans Flip-Flopped on Early Voting?

The GOP never railed against the cost of early voting until it was something Democrats were using.

Aug 20, 2012 / Press Room

Ohio GOP Admits Early Voting Cutbacks Are Racially Motivated Ohio GOP Admits Early Voting Cutbacks Are Racially Motivated

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted takes drastic action to limit early voting hours in Ohio.

Aug 20, 2012 / Ari Berman

What’s Ahead in the ‘Voting Wars’? Certainly Not Peace What’s Ahead in the ‘Voting Wars’? Certainly Not Peace

A conversation with election law expert Richard Hasen on the true scope of voter fraud, the power of the ACORN myth and John Roberts’s scary interest in the Voting Rights Act...

Aug 17, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

Paul Ryan Doesn’t Follow Ayn Rand on Civil Liberties Paul Ryan Doesn’t Follow Ayn Rand on Civil Liberties

For all his talk of being guided by the libertarian philosopher, his record is weak on individual freedom. 

Aug 15, 2012 / Ben Adler

Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court

Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court

A Pennsylvania Republican judge refuses to block the state's unjust, unnecessary and discriminatory voter ID law.

Aug 15, 2012 / Ari Berman

Ohio Early Voting Cutbacks Disenfranchise Minority Voters Ohio Early Voting Cutbacks Disenfranchise Minority Voters

The state's Republicans are limited early voting hours in pro-Obama counties while expanding them in GOP strongholds.

Aug 8, 2012 / Ari Berman

Omar Jadwat: Stopping Racial Profiling in Arizona

Omar Jadwat: Stopping Racial Profiling in Arizona Omar Jadwat: Stopping Racial Profiling in Arizona

How do you put a human face on an injustice that so often goes under the radar?

Aug 6, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

The Glaring Problem With National Starbucks Appreciation Day

The Glaring Problem With National Starbucks Appreciation Day The Glaring Problem With National Starbucks Appreciation Day

Since when did giving millions of dollars to already wealthy corporations become a protest?

Aug 4, 2012 / Cord Jefferson

Ten Takeaways From Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Trial Ten Takeaways From Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Trial

The state of Pennsylvania did a terrible job defending its voter ID law—but today a judge ruled it constitutional anyway.

Aug 3, 2012 / Ari Berman

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