by Rev. Jesse Jackson While the United States champions democracy across the world, our own democracy is under siege. Nothing is more fundamental to democracy than the […]
Tag: voting rights legislation
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]