What if the coup already came and nobody noticed? It sounds nonsensical, yes. How does a coup go unnoticed? The conventional wisdom, as we learn more about the election of […]
Tag: voting rights
Gerrymandering the Constitution
by Lawrence Goldstone The Roberts court’s record for safeguarding voting rights is hardly impressive. Rather than view access to the ballot box as fundamental to a healthy democracy, the Supreme […]
Far-right Supreme Court has damaged Americans’ trust
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court made yet another controversial ruling that further solidifies its image as a political body rather than a neutral arbiter of the law. In […]
For the sake of national unity, don’t block this Court nomination
Maybe it’s just wishful thinking, but Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement offers Republicans a real opportunity. No, not the opportunity to install yet another hard-right conservative on the bench. Senate […]
In voting rights battle, moderate Republicans allowed to duck issue
by Tonja Jacobi and Warren Snead At a time when Republican leadership has come to tolerate, or even embrace, Donald Trump’s “big lie,” 19 states have acted to subvert previously […]
Jan. 23 letters to the editor
Thank you to MLK Jr. Day participants On behalf of the Community Coalition for Social Justice, it is my pleasure to thank those who contributed to the success of the […]
Dear white conservatives:
When you’re right, you’re right. And you are definitely right about that quote from Martin Luther King. When he stood at the temple of Lincoln in 1963 and declared his […]
What it means for everyone to have the freedom to vote
The Senate is now considering the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. There’s a lot of talk of what these bills could mean for […]
Lying lips: If politicians say it, it must not be true
How do you know when a politician is lying? Answer: when his lips are moving. It’s an old joke, but it fits the Biden administration. The president went to Atlanta […]
Keep the filibuster
President Biden went to Georgia Tuesday to try to drum up enthusiasm for federal “voting rights” legislation. The dark symbolism cannot be avoided — the president making his case for […]
