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One Election Away From Losing American Democracy Aug. 20, 2021
America may be one election away from losing its democracy. Democracy's fate seems to hinge on a lit... Read More
Sing it Loud Jul. 16, 2021
"Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton Down where they ain't fond of votin'. Chip away. Chip away. ... Read More
Time to Keep the Promise of Democracy and Free Elections for Cuba Jul. 15, 2021
Fidel Castro wrested the reins of power over Cuba from military dictator Fulgencio Batista on Jan. 1... Read More
Both Political Parties Must Improve the Integrity and Accessibility of Voting Jul. 08, 2021
We have a voting crisis in the United States right now, and it's not the story we're being told by D... Read More
With Georgia Suit, Biden Shows He's Not Surrendering on Voting Rights Jun. 30, 2021
The Biden administration last week upped the ante in the struggle over voting rights, announcing it ... Read More
Calling All Conservative Billionaires: I Have the Plan to Save America and the GOP Jun. 30, 2021
Lots of Republicans have ideas and plans to find better candidates and to raise more money for 2022 ... Read More
NYC Exposes the Flaws in Ranked Choice Voting Jun. 25, 2021
Progressive Democrats have long been among the most fervent advocates of ranked choice voting. Many ... Read More
Kevin McCarthy Wants to Arm His Caucus for the 2022 Battle Jun. 01, 2021
For Republicans to win back the majority in the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said GOP candi... Read More
Will Joe Biden's Jim Crow Big Lie Boomerang? Apr. 09, 2021
The big lie works — until it doesn't. The big lie in this case is Joe Biden's charge that the ... Read More
The Electoral College, Now More Than Ever Nov. 27, 2020
One must read to the end of The Washington Post's editorial, "Abolish the electoral college," before... Read More
What Truly Matters Now the 2020 Elections Are Over Nov. 12, 2020
The United States has long been the beacon of hope for the world. Nations and their people look to t... Read More
What Truly Matters Now the 2020 Elections Are Over Nov. 12, 2020
The United States has long been the beacon of hope for the world. Nations and their people look to t... Read More
How the Right Rigs Elections Sep. 23, 2020
Is it really so hard? Voting, I mean — smooth democratic elections with all citizens able to e... Read More
Trump's Naked Megalomania Continues a Bipartisan Trend: Will His Blunt Self-Aggrandizement Reinvigorate Concerns About Presidents Who Exceed Their Powers? Aug. 05, 2020
After Donald Trump floated the idea of delaying the presidential election last week, the most striki... Read More
Necessary Noise Nov. 13, 2019
American voters are motivated by a fever pitch. That's the message from last week's elections. The ... Read More
Schumer Calls for Amending First Amendment to Limit Political Speech Aug. 01, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D.-N.Y., has determined there is too much political speech in ... Read More
Is the Liberal Hour Ending in the West? May. 29, 2019
Hillary Clinton called them "the deplorables." Barack Obama called them losers who "cling" to their ... Read More
It's Time to Specifically Outlaw Invitations to Foreign Election Meddling. May. 20, 2019
As if to remind us how far U.S. politics has strayed from normalcy, House Intelligence Committee Cha... Read More
Allowing Prisoners to Vote: Let's Think This Through May. 18, 2019
So democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to give all prisoners the right to vo... Read More
Frederick Douglass and Voting Rights Feb. 01, 2019
I have been reading — more accurately, listening to — David Blight's new biography, "Fre... Read More
