Tim Kaine Was Fighting for Civil Rights While Donald Trump Was Discriminating Against African Americans Tim Kaine Was Fighting for Civil Rights While Donald Trump Was Discriminating Against African Americans
Kaine won landmark housing discrimination cases while Trump refused to rent to black tenants.
Jul 25, 2016 / Ari Berman
The Country’s Worst Voter-ID Law Was Just Struck Down The Country’s Worst Voter-ID Law Was Just Struck Down
A huge victory for voting rights in Texas.
Jul 20, 2016 / Ari Berman
9 Percent of the Wisconsin Electorate Just Got Their Right to Vote Back 9 Percent of the Wisconsin Electorate Just Got Their Right to Vote Back
A federal court ruled that those without voter ID can vote by signing an affidavit.
Jul 19, 2016 / Ari Berman
As the GOP Convention Begins, Ohio Is Purging Tens of Thousands of Democratic Voters As the GOP Convention Begins, Ohio Is Purging Tens of Thousands of Democratic Voters
Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to be purged from the voter rolls in the state’s largest counties.
Jul 18, 2016 / Ari Berman
Democrats Have a Plan to Register 50 Million New Voters Democrats Have a Plan to Register 50 Million New Voters
If more people vote, Trump-Pence loses.
Jul 15, 2016 / Ari Berman
Democrats Unite on Voting Rights Democrats Unite on Voting Rights
The 2016 Democratic platform has the strongest language on voting rights in the party’s history.
Jul 11, 2016 / Ari Berman
Sweet 16: The Case for Lowering the Voting Age Sweet 16: The Case for Lowering the Voting Age
Teens and young voters across the country have lowered the voting age in several cities — and they're setting their sights on DC.
Jul 7, 2016 / StudentNation / Jazmin Kay
An Iowa Court Blocks 20,000 Ex-Offenders From Voting An Iowa Court Blocks 20,000 Ex-Offenders From Voting
Nearly 6 million Americans can’t vote because of discriminatory felon-disenfranchisement laws.
Jun 30, 2016 / Ari Berman
The GOP’s War on Voting Is Working The GOP’s War on Voting Is Working
Wisconsin and Minnesota are case studies in the difference between Republican and Democratic rule.
Jun 29, 2016 / Feature / Ari Berman
Sanders and Clinton Agree: DC Deserves Statehood Sanders and Clinton Agree: DC Deserves Statehood
It’s a matter of basic democracy.
Jun 13, 2016 / John Nichols