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Racism comes full circle
America as the harbinger of the Nazis’ race laws. By Oded Heilbronner.
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A background check before voting? Kobach-led commission will consider proposal
Trump’s voting commission will weigh a proposal Tuesday about requiring a background check before a person can register to vote — similar to buying a gun. By Brian Lowry.
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US police arrest left-wing protesters, far-right blooms
Arrests in Virginia made in a bid to intimidate anti-racist protesters, while far-right groups continue demonstrations. By Creede Newton.
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These three lawyers are quietly purging voter rolls across the country
The Trump administration could soon follow their lead. By Pema Levy.
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Kris Kobach wants every U.S. voter’s personal information for Trump’s commission
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has asked every state in the nation provide President Donald Trump’s new voter commission with the names, birth dates and Social Security information for that state’s voters going back to 2006. By Bryan Lowry. (June 29, 2017)
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Trump’s Latest Election Commission Pick Is A Huge Believer In Voter Fraud Conspiracy
Critics say his appointment sends an unmistakable sign about the direction of the investigation. By Sam Levine. [Autoplay]
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Trolls Trick Alt-Right to Defend Confederate Statue
The rally began, as so many armed conflicts do, with Facebook posts. By Kelly Weill.
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Black Leaders in Arizona Push for Removal of State’s [Neo] Confederate Monuments
African-American leaders in Arizona are the next to call for the swift removal of the state’s Confederate monuments, joining an overall cry across the nation by those who know that the monuments celebrate slavery and racism and, generally, just the wrong side of history. By Breanna Edwards. (June 5, 2017)
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The Clintons Had Slaves
But the prison labor system is also rotten to the core… By Nathan J. Robinson.
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Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook
Compare them to Oregon’s, which make voting incredibly easy. By Ari Berman.
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A New Report Shows That School Segregation Is Alive And Well
And the Trump administration’s school-choice policies will only make the problem worse. By Edwin Rios.
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Supreme Court ruling wipes out Republican-drawn House districts in N.C.
The ruling is the latest in a series of decisions against the excessive use of race in redistricting. The court has said Republican lawmakers have gone too far in packing black voters into some districts. By Richard Wolf.
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Want to Improve Election Integrity? Lock Up Vote Suppressors
Voter suppression works, but President Donald Trump’s new election integrity commission is unlikely to do anything about the problem…especially because it is chaired by a prominent architect of voter suppression laws. But we have some ideas that would help. By Donkeyhotey and Klaus Marre.
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The Motionless Ghosts That Haunt the South
A Richmond native recalls the veneration of the Confederacy that marked his youth—and says it’s time to take the statues down. By Garrett Epps.
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How local governments keep poor people in jail just because they’re poor
Current bail practices amount to a state-sponsored war on the less fortunate.
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The Presidential Advisory Commission on Voter Suppression
The president’s new “election integrity” group will find fraud where it doesn’t exist and make it harder for Americans to cast their ballots. By Jamelle Bouie.
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Trump’s Commission on ‘Election Integrity’ Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression
It will be led by Mike Pence and Kris Kobach, who have a very long history of making it harder to vote. By Ari Berman.
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Voting Rights on Trial on the Bayou
A federal lawsuit challenges a vestige of Jim Crow, and opens up new questions about the current state of the ballot. By Vann R. Newkirk II.
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Trump’s voter fraud expert owes US more than $100,000 in unpaid taxes
Gregg Phillips, who spurred Trump’s calls to investigate election results, was accused of lying in government job applications and has faced ethics allegations. By Jon Swaine.
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In North Carolina and Florida, is the Trump voter suppression plan working?
Mass purging of black Democrats from voter rolls and African Americans’ low early voting turnout raises concerns for Hillary Clinton supporters in swing states. By Sabrina Siddiqui and Richard Luscombe.
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