The Student Vote Is Surging, And So Are Efforts to Suppress It In Key States
From today’s New York Times: At Austin Community College, civics is an unwritten part of the curriculum — so much so that for years the school has tapped its own…
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NLRB HAS ‘SYSTEMATICALLY’ DAMAGED WORKER RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF LOBBYISTS, REPORT SAYS
From today‘s Newsweek: President Donald Trump’s National Labor Relations Board has catered to the requests of a prominent business lobbying group and “systematically” eroded workers’ rights, according to a report…
Federal consumer agency hires exec in complaint-ridden Pa. firm as watchdog
From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: So far this year, more than 1,000 student borrowers have complained to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in Washington about the practices of an obscure…
Stacey Abrams’s Fight for a Fair Vote
From today’s New Yorker Magazine: mong the many issues currently polarizing American politics—abortion, climate change, health care, immigration, gun control—one of the most consequential tends to be one of the…
League Of Women Voters Mark Voting Rights Laws With Vigilance
From today’s Charleston Chronicle: The day of August 6 marked the 54th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. For many the monumental civil rights event…
Prior to 2020 debate, MT Gov. Bullock handed victory in dark money case
From today’s ABC News Online: Moments before Montana Gov. Steve Bullock joined other 2020 candidates on the Democratic debate on Tuesday, his team delivered news about a victory back home:…
Battle over Georgia voting rights escalates in federal court
From today’s Atlanta Journal Constitution: A lawsuit alleging widespread voting problems in Georgia is pursuing an ambitious solution: restoration of the Voting Rights Act and federal oversight of elections. After…
Trump Is Urged to Fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act Violations
From today’s New York Times: An independent government agency recommended on Thursday that President Trump fire Kellyanne Conway, his White House counselor, for repeated violations of an ethics law barring…
FACT CHECK: Foreign Interference And ‘Opposition Research’ Are Not The Same
From today’s NPR News Online: President Trump has conflated an infamous practice in and among political campaigns — “opposition research” — with foreign election interference like that launched by Russia…
Deceased G.O.P. Strategist’s Hard Drives Reveal New Details on the Census Citizenship Question
From today’s New York Times: Thomas B. Hofeller achieved near-mythic status in the Republican Party as the Michelangelo of gerrymandering, the architect of partisan political maps that cemented the party’s…