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November 3, 2022
What's on Your Midterm Ballot?
The midterm elections are just around the corner. On Tuesday, November 8th, all across the country will vote for our representatives in Congress and in our state government. On the ballot, we have 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, 27 secretary of state seats, and many more positions to vote...
What's on Your Midterm Ballot? The midterm elections are just around the corner. On Tuesday, November 8th, all across the country will vote for our representatives in Congress and in our state government. On the ballot, we have 435 House...
October 20, 2022
This Supreme Court Case Could Upend Democracy
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case this term that could upend the very foundation of our democracy: free and fair elections. In the case of Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court will decide whether the North Carolina Supreme Court has the power to strike down the legislature鈥檚...
This Supreme Court Case Could Upend Democracy October 20, 2022
This Supreme Court Case Could Upend Democracy
This Supreme Court Case Could Upend DemocracyThe Supreme Court is set to hear a case this term that could upend the very foundation of our democracy: free and fair elections. In the case of Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court will...
September 29, 2022
How the Supreme Court Could Silence Black Voters
On October 4th, the Supreme Court is set to hear Milligan v. Merrill, a case that would undermine Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. At question is Alabama鈥檚 new congressional map, a map that underwent what is called racial gerrymandering or racial redistricting, diluting Black Alabamans鈥� voting power. The...
How the Supreme Court Could Silence Black Voters September 29, 2022
How the Supreme Court Could Silence Black Voters
How the Supreme Court Could Silence Black VotersOn October 4th, the Supreme Court is set to hear Milligan v. Merrill, a case that would undermine Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. At question is Alabama鈥檚 new congressional map, a map that...
July 7, 2022
The State of Our Democracy With Anthony Romero
It鈥檚 a precarious time for American democracy. This year, the Supreme Court term resulted in a number of concerning opinions that rollback civil rights and civil liberties across many facets of American life, most notably the decision in the Dobbs case that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. At...
The State of Our Democracy With Anthony Romero July 7, 2022
The State of Our Democracy With Anthony Romero
The State of Our Democracy With Anthony RomeroIt鈥檚 a precarious time for American democracy. This year, the Supreme Court term resulted in a number of concerning opinions that rollback civil rights and civil liberties across many facets of American life, most notably...
June 30, 2022
Living Without Roe: How Can I Help?
On Friday, June 24th, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and with it, the constitutional right to an abortion. In the immediate, we spoke with our legal experts Louise Melling, Jen Dalven and Ria Tabacco Mar, about the opinion and the legal concerns ahead. Check out that episode. It鈥檚...
Living Without Roe: How Can I Help? On Friday, June 24th, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and with it, the constitutional right to an abortion. In the immediate, we spoke with our legal experts Louise Melling, Jen Dalven and Ria...
June 23, 2022
The Overcriminalization of America
Over the last few weeks, a surge of texts and phone calls have gone out from local politicians. Most of them focus on one issue: crime. Worried about the rising crime? Want to keep you and your family safe? Vote for me. I'll make sure to fund the police and...
The Overcriminalization of America Over the last few weeks, a surge of texts and phone calls have gone out from local politicians. Most of them focus on one issue: crime. Worried about the rising crime? Want to keep you...
February 10, 2022
The Insidious Practice of Racial Gerrymandering
It鈥檚 election season again and, in America, sadly, that means it is voter suppression season. Starting in 2020, 49 states proposed over 440 bills to make it harder for Americans to vote, and many of them have passed. In 2021, state lawmakers started using the newly released census data to...
The Insidious Practice of Racial Gerrymandering February 10, 2022
The Insidious Practice of Racial Gerrymandering
The Insidious Practice of Racial GerrymanderingIt鈥檚 election season again and, in America, sadly, that means it is voter suppression season. Starting in 2020, 49 states proposed over 440 bills to make it harder for Americans to vote, and many of...
January 20, 2022
Will This Be Roe鈥檚 Last Anniversary?
January 22nd, marks the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case granting the right to an abortion 鈥渨ithout excessive government restriction.鈥� Year after year, Roe has weathered legal attacks, but this year, due to the conservative majority on the bench, the threat to Roe v. Wade...
Will This Be Roe鈥檚 Last Anniversary? January 22nd, marks the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case granting the right to an abortion 鈥渨ithout excessive government restriction.鈥� Year after year, Roe has weathered legal attacks, but this...
January 6, 2022
LaTosha Brown is Fighting for Voting Rights Ahead of the Midterms
Today, we鈥檙e checking in with LaTosha Brown, Co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the Black Voters Capacity Building Institute. We first spoke to LaTosha a year ago after her amazing work in expanding voting access in Georgia proved so successful. But that was then and this is now....
LaTosha Brown is Fighting for Voting Rights Ahead of the Midterms January 6, 2022
LaTosha Brown is Fighting for Voting Rights Ahead of the Midterms
LaTosha Brown is Fighting for Voting Rights Ahead of the MidtermsToday, we鈥檙e checking in with LaTosha Brown, Co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the Black Voters Capacity Building Institute. We first spoke to LaTosha a year ago after her amazing work in expanding...
July 29, 2021
The Texas Legislature's Culture War
On July 12th, Texas House Democrats boarded two planes headed for Washington DC in a last-ditch effort to deny Republicans the quorum they would need to pass restrictive voting measures during a special legislative session.
The Texas Legislature's Culture War On July 12th, Texas House Democrats boarded two planes headed for Washington DC in a last-ditch effort to deny Republicans the quorum they would need to pass restrictive voting measures during a special legislative session.