vote California Republicans sue to stop mail-in voter ballots Thom Dunn

politics Webcomic explains how weakening the Voting Rights Act led to voter suppression in 2016 Cory Doctorow

politics "Massive scale" shut-down of polling places in districts known for suppressing black voters Cory Doctorow

politics DoJ: Supreme Court ruling means only 5 states will have federal election observers this November Cory Doctorow

racism The US Department of Justice was originally created to tackle white supremacy Thom Dunn

voter suppression Kentucky Election Board conveniently cuts 3,500 polling stations ahead of primaries Thom Dunn

News 'Black lives matter' —Mark Zuckerberg, who says Facebook may change policy on state violence, voter suppression Xeni Jardin

prison Why aren't more conservatives concerned about felon voting rights? Thom Dunn

News NJ to expunge criminal records of many pot offenders, and restore voting rights for 80,000+ convicts Xeni Jardin

politics House passes Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore Voting Rights Act of 1965 Xeni Jardin

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authoritarianism Democrats in Congress reauthorize Patriot Act, again Mark Frauenfelder

class war The right is bankrolled by self-interested one-percenters making long-term investments; the left, by one-percenters with "moral whims" Cory Doctorow

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racism Catherynne Valente schools her racist neighbors about the asylum seekers in their midst Catherynne Valente

uk On Grenfell's second anniversary, 60,000 Britons are still living in firetraps clad in the same deadly, decorative materials Cory Doctorow

elections Europe's surging, far-right, "anti-establishment" parties: funded by billionaires, voting for billionaire-friendly policies, lining their own pockets Cory Doctorow

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