Our democracy is being hijacked by voter restriction techniques that disproportionately impact young people, the elderly, low-income individuals, and especially people of color—and within each of these communities, women are most harshly affected.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Voting rights are under attack in this country, and we can look to Texas as a prime example of this growing problem. The Department of Justice recently filed an official lawsuit against the state claiming that their new congressional district lines violate terms of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits explicitly any gerrymandering attempts to infringe on “the right to vote on account of race, Read more …
Our present-day system of politics was born out of the racist power struggle that emerged during Reconstruction when Black voting power was an existential threat to politics as usual.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — California voters made the right call in rejecting the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. The recall vote was always about partisan politics. Gavin Newsom was building a record as a progressive and feminist leader which included advancing policies and programs to expand family leave, establish child care programs, promote gender pay equity Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgia’s Republican Governor, Brian Kemp, hid behind a locked door to sign his controversial new voter suppression bill into law, but Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon wasn’t going to let him suppress her constituents’ voices in secrecy. She calmly knocked on his door to ask for transparency and to witness him putting his name on a bill that restricts absentee and early voting, limits drop Read more …