SCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wakeup call from a dream

The Voting Rights Act is dead. Here’s what needs to happen now

The Voting Rights Act is dead. Long live the Voting Rights Act. This week, the US Supreme Court did what we thought they would do in an enormous redistricting case out of Louisiana. They dismantled the federal standard for protecting Black voters in America.  We will all feel it, especially in Southern states like North Carolina.  At a moment in which the political parties are hurtling into an all-out gerrymandering arms race, carving up states …

Raskin: SCOTUS Went After Voting Rights Act 'in the Name of' Constitution, It's Like End of Reconstruction

On Thursday's broadcast of MS NOW's "The Last Word," Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) argued that "We're looking at a time that parallels exactly what happened at

Josh Johnson's 'Daily Show' response to SCOTUS' Voting Rights Act ruling is a must-watch

"The Daily Show" host Josh Johnson responded to the Supreme Court's latest ruling to gut the Voting Rights Act.

SCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wakeup call from a dream

Boomers growing up in am era of rising Black political power thought America had changed for good. What went wrong?

Slog AM: SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act, Hegseth Lies to Congress, and Unqualified Sheriffs Sue to Work in Washington State

Good Morning! It’s sunny. Like summer-time sunny. If the forecast means anything in this little climate we have, highs will be around 70 today, and then they’ll dip back down with some clouds tomorrow. But they’ll climb all the way up to 80 on Sunday, for the first time this year. It’s outdoor shenanigans weather. Just don’t forget: your sunscreen, some water, and the fact that the lakes and the sound are still so cold.  But first, let’s do the …

LIVE The Voting Rights Act Is No More

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