New Orleans Reading the papers this morning, I could see the future, and it was very scary! The New York Times was speculating in the wake of the Republicans beat down of the Democrats in the midterm elections about where the Republicans might find a path to victory at the presidential level that has seemed …
Category: Voting Rights
Bosses Intimidating Their Workers at the Ballot Box
New Orleans A lot of this is an old story, but there are enough new twists and turns that it settles disturbingly, especially if you care about democracy and understand the subtle things that can become significant in razor close elections with huge consequences. I know the freelance reporter and investigator, Spencer Woodman, who often …
Suppressing the Vote and Keeping in Simple in Arkansas
Dallas The Republican voter suppression efforts around the United States are such a yo-yo between legislatures, courts, and more courts that god only knows how much the voters in many of these states will be confused as they go to the polls in November or, as likely, as they stay home, …