The GOP’s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016 The GOP’s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016
This was the first presidential election in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act.
Nov 9, 2016 / Ari Berman
This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away. This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away.
Scott Walker’s voter-ID law is disenfranchising the greatest generation.
Nov 8, 2016 / Ari Berman
Trump’s Voter Intimidation Dog Doesn’t Bark in Philly Trump’s Voter Intimidation Dog Doesn’t Bark in Philly
But the GOP nominee continues to raise unfounded doubts about the integrity of the election.
Nov 8, 2016 / George Zornick
There Are 868 Fewer Places to Vote in 2016 Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act There Are 868 Fewer Places to Vote in 2016 Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act
Nearly half of counties that previously approved voting changes with the federal government have cut polling places this election.
Nov 4, 2016 / Ari Berman
Letters From the November 21, 2016, Issue Letters From the November 21, 2016, Issue
State of denial… Platform fetishism?… Breath of fresh air… Drive the vote…
Nov 3, 2016 / Our Readers and Nathan Schneider
Sign Our Pledge and Help Make Voting Easy and Inclusive Sign Our Pledge and Help Make Voting Easy and Inclusive
We’ve joined with voting and civil rights organizations across the country to respond to voter suppression by getting out the vote.
Nov 1, 2016 / NationAction
North Carolina Republicans Tried to Disenfranchise a 100-Year-Old African-American Woman North Carolina Republicans Tried to Disenfranchise a 100-Year-Old African-American Woman
With early voting underway in North Carolina, black and Democratic voters are being wrongly purged from the rolls.
Oct 27, 2016 / Ari Berman
The Real Election Fraud The Real Election Fraud
The danger to American democracy stems from Republican efforts to suppress the vote.
Oct 27, 2016 / The Nation
A City Clerk Opposed an Early-Voting Site at UW–Green Bay Because ‘Students Lean More Toward the Democrats’ A City Clerk Opposed an Early-Voting Site at UW–Green Bay Because ‘Students Lean More Toward the Democrats’
New e-mails released to The Nation reveal ongoing GOP attempts to suppress the vote.
Oct 25, 2016 / Ari Berman
Voter Suppression Is a Much Bigger Problem Than Voter Fraud Voter Suppression Is a Much Bigger Problem Than Voter Fraud
Trump’s rigged election lies distract from the real threat to American democracy.
Oct 20, 2016 / Ari Berman