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He has written extensively about American politics, foreign policy and
the intersection of money and politics. His stories have also appeared
in the New York Times, Rolling Stone and The Guardian, and he is a frequent guest and political commentator on MSNBC, C-Span and NPR. His first book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics,
was published in October 2010 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. He
graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern
University with a degree in journalism and political science.
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Friday, December 13, 2013
North Carolina Shows Why the Voting Rights Act Is Still Needed Voting rights groups had to sue North Carolina under Section 2 of the VRA, which applies nationwide but is much more cumbersome than Section 5. Now the burden of proof is on the plaintiffs to show evidence of discrimination and the law is in effect until the courts block it.
Friday, December 13, 2013North Carolina Shows Why the Voting Rights Act Is Still Needed Voting rights groups had to sue North Carolina under Section 2 of the VRA, which applies nationwide but is much more cumbersome than Section 5. Now the burden of proof is on the plaintiffs to show evidence of discrimination and the law is in effect until the courts block it.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Ohio GOP Resurrects Voter Suppression Efforts Ohio Republicans are once again resurrecting efforts to make it harder to vote. Last month, the GOP-controlled Ohio Senate, on a party-line vote, voted to cut early voting by a week, eliminating the "Golden Week" when Ohioans can register and vote on the same day during the early voting period. The legislation was introduced and passed in one week, with almost no time for substantive debate.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013Ohio GOP Resurrects Voter Suppression Efforts Ohio Republicans are once again resurrecting efforts to make it harder to vote. Last month, the GOP-controlled Ohio Senate, on a party-line vote, voted to cut early voting by a week, eliminating the "Golden Week" when Ohioans can register and vote on the same day during the early voting period. The legislation was introduced and passed in one week, with almost no time for substantive debate.
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Monday, November 4, 2013
Texas Voter ID Law Ensnares Former Speaker of the House, Candidates for Governor, State Judge The devil is in the details when it comes to voter ID. And the rollout of the new law in Texas is off to a very bad start. In this year's elections for statewide constitutional amendments in Texas, a district court judge, a state senator and both candidates for governor--Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott--had to sign affidavits to vote because their IDs didn't match their poll book names.
Monday, November 4, 2013Texas Voter ID Law Ensnares Former Speaker of the House, Candidates for Governor, State Judge The devil is in the details when it comes to voter ID. And the rollout of the new law in Texas is off to a very bad start. In this year's elections for statewide constitutional amendments in Texas, a district court judge, a state senator and both candidates for governor--Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott--had to sign affidavits to vote because their IDs didn't match their poll book names.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The New Nullification Movement In Kansas, 17,000 voters have been blocked from registering this year--a third of all applicants--because the DMV doesn't transfer citizenship documents to election officials. Running elections under a dual registration system is costly and chaotic for election officials, as well as confusing for voters. The ACLU has vowed to sue Kansas if the state continues its noncompliance with federal law.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013The New Nullification Movement In Kansas, 17,000 voters have been blocked from registering this year--a third of all applicants--because the DMV doesn't transfer citizenship documents to election officials. Running elections under a dual registration system is costly and chaotic for election officials, as well as confusing for voters. The ACLU has vowed to sue Kansas if the state continues its noncompliance with federal law.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas Arizona and Kansas--which passed a similar proof-of-citizenship law in 2011--are arguing that the Supreme Court's decision applies only to federal elections and that those who register using the federal form cannot vote in state and local elections. The two states have sued the Election Assistance Commission and are setting up a two-tiered system of voter registration, which could disenfranchise thousands of voters.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas Arizona and Kansas--which passed a similar proof-of-citizenship law in 2011--are arguing that the Supreme Court's decision applies only to federal elections and that those who register using the federal form cannot vote in state and local elections. The two states have sued the Election Assistance Commission and are setting up a two-tiered system of voter registration, which could disenfranchise thousands of voters.
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges There were marquee names like Eric Holder and great speeches by civil rights icons like Congressman John Lewis at the Lincoln Memorial. But the most important people at the rally and march commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington spoke earlier in the day, with little fanfare, when many had yet to arrive.
Sunday, August 25, 2013On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges There were marquee names like Eric Holder and great speeches by civil rights icons like Congressman John Lewis at the Lincoln Memorial. But the most important people at the rally and march commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington spoke earlier in the day, with little fanfare, when many had yet to arrive.
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Friday, July 26, 2013
North Carolina Passes the Country's Worst Voter Suppression Law The bill eliminates practically everything that encourages people to vote in North Carolina, replaced by unnecessary and burdensome new restrictions. At the same time, the bill expands the influence of unregulated corporate influence in state elections. Just what our democracy needs--more money and less voting!
Friday, July 26, 2013North Carolina Passes the Country's Worst Voter Suppression Law The bill eliminates practically everything that encourages people to vote in North Carolina, replaced by unnecessary and burdensome new restrictions. At the same time, the bill expands the influence of unregulated corporate influence in state elections. Just what our democracy needs--more money and less voting!
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
The Supreme Court's Constitutional Hypocrisy Justice Roberts has been opposed to the Voting Rights Act for three decades, ever since he was a young lawyer in the Reagan Justice Department. His sweeping and radical decision yesterday was more about ideology than the law, constitutional principles or congressional deference be damned.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013The Supreme Court's Constitutional Hypocrisy Justice Roberts has been opposed to the Voting Rights Act for three decades, ever since he was a young lawyer in the Reagan Justice Department. His sweeping and radical decision yesterday was more about ideology than the law, constitutional principles or congressional deference be damned.
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio Ohio GOP Secretary of State Jon Husted has become an infamous figure for aggressively limiting early voting hours and opportunities to cast and count a ballot in the Buckeye State.A series of missteps by Husted and new rulings by the courts have increased the use of provisional ballots and could delay the outcome of the election and the legitimacy of the final vote.
Sunday, November 4, 2012Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio Ohio GOP Secretary of State Jon Husted has become an infamous figure for aggressively limiting early voting hours and opportunities to cast and count a ballot in the Buckeye State.A series of missteps by Husted and new rulings by the courts have increased the use of provisional ballots and could delay the outcome of the election and the legitimacy of the final vote.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Federal Court Blocks Discriminatory Texas Redistricting Plan Texas's redistricting maps and voter ID law in many ways embody the conservative response to the country's changing demographics. Instead of courting an increasingly diverse electorate, Republicans in Texas and elsewhere are trying to take away political power from minority voters and make it harder for them to vote.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012Federal Court Blocks Discriminatory Texas Redistricting Plan Texas's redistricting maps and voter ID law in many ways embody the conservative response to the country's changing demographics. Instead of courting an increasingly diverse electorate, Republicans in Texas and elsewhere are trying to take away political power from minority voters and make it harder for them to vote.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Discriminatory South Carolina Voter ID Law Challenged in Federal Court What justifies making it so difficult for certain segments of the population to exercise one of the country's most basic constitutional rights? South Carolina Republicans claim the law will stop a massive outbreak of voter fraud. Yet DOJ noted that "the state's submission did not include any evidence or instance of either in-person voter impersonation or any other type of fraud."
Monday, August 27, 2012Discriminatory South Carolina Voter ID Law Challenged in Federal Court What justifies making it so difficult for certain segments of the population to exercise one of the country's most basic constitutional rights? South Carolina Republicans claim the law will stop a massive outbreak of voter fraud. Yet DOJ noted that "the state's submission did not include any evidence or instance of either in-person voter impersonation or any other type of fraud."
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Ohio GOP Admits Early Voting Cutbacks Are Racially Motivated Cutbacks to early voting disproportionately disenfranchise African-American voters in Ohio. African-Americans comprise 21 percent of the population in Franklin and Montgomery counties and 28 percent in Cleveland's Cuyahoga County but accounted for 31 percent, 52 percent and 56 percent of early voters in the respective counties in 2008. Republicans are doing everything in their power to make sure 2012 isn't a repeat of 2008.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012Ohio GOP Admits Early Voting Cutbacks Are Racially Motivated Cutbacks to early voting disproportionately disenfranchise African-American voters in Ohio. African-Americans comprise 21 percent of the population in Franklin and Montgomery counties and 28 percent in Cleveland's Cuyahoga County but accounted for 31 percent, 52 percent and 56 percent of early voters in the respective counties in 2008. Republicans are doing everything in their power to make sure 2012 isn't a repeat of 2008.
