Losing by 12 is not usually cause for celebration. But for a growing number of Americans worried that the National Security Agency has gone too far, last week's narrow defeat to a bipartisan amendment is more a glimmer of hope.
North Carolina's restrictive voting bill not only makes it harder for seniors, minorities, and youth to vote, it ensures big money's influence in elections. Here's a look at six measures that are sure to drown out more voters' voices with special interest cash.
The House's new Over-Criminalization Task Force held its second hearing last week, focusing on a narrow aspect of overcriminalization. But if the task force wants to make a dent on overincarceration, they must instead focus on the policies responsible for creating too many crimes and overly harsh sentences.
Thirty-eight years before Edward Snowden’s leaks, the NSA was embroiled in its first scandal over secret surveillance. A review of that history reminds us that abuses, even severe ones, can be met by investigation, broad debate, and reform.
The North Carolina Senate Rules Committee votes today on House Bill 589, a wide-ranging piece of legislation that curbs poll access for working people, young voters, seniors, and the disabled.
A roundup with the latest news highlighting the corrosive nature of money in New York State politics — and the need for public financing and robust campaign finance reform.
Some might call it chutzpah. State Sen. Mark Grisanti recently sent out mailers condemning sensible campaign finance reform. Grisanti boasted he will “protect your tax dollars” from being used “to fund political campaigns across the state.”
July 1, 1971 marks the anniversary of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. While this opened the door for young Americans to vote, voting reforms are still needed to fully realize youth's voting power.
A roundup with the latest news highlighting the corrosive nature of money in New York State politics — and the need for public financing and robust campaign finance reform.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck at the heart of the most successful piece of civil rights legislation in American history when it invalidated a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
