Amber Duke discuss JD Vance recent remarks about CA elections
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An unsigned order in an Alabama case rewards the state for engaging in what a lower court called “intentional racial discrimination.”
Sixty years ago, James Meredith began walking alone from the Peabody Hotel in Memphis as he began his March Against Fear. He was heading toward the Mississippi Delta to counter the swelling racism that had followed the passage of major rights legislation and to galvanize Black voter registration.
The post James Meredith’s March Against Fear Turns 60 as New Voting Rights Battles Loom in…
News Editor Ashton Pittman argues that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act “relies on feigned colorblindness to racist systems,” enabling even Jim Crow-style policies to flourish.
The post Editor’s Note | Even Jim Crow Is ‘Colorblind’ Now Under This Supreme Court. I Am Not. appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Voting has been and continues to be a controversial topic within progressive spaces online and in real-life discussions. A majority of people who lean towards the left have either complicated views on voting or have completely separated themselves from even thinking about participating in the American electoral system. It’s a fact that quite a lot […]
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MFP CEO and Executive Editor Donna Ladd writes about how “systemic reporting drives everything we do” at the Mississippi Free Press. “That’s why I coined the phrase for this kind of fearless reporting of what other media don’t or won’t touch,” she explains.
The post Editor’s Note | From Trusted Elections to UM Emails, Systemic Journalism Makes Real Change appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Republicans on Friday approved a new congressional map that erodes Black voting power in the state — eliminating a majority-Black district established in 2024 that gave residents there an opportunity to elect the candidate of their choice. Friday’s move comes one month after the U.S. Supreme Court found that the lines of […]
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This is enough to make your hair stand on end. The United States Post Office is busy implementing plans to limit mail-in voting, which would have the net effect of disenfranchising a lot of people. And this is happening now, with the 2026 midterms looming in November. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said in a […]
The post “Postal Service Moving Forward With Trump’s Attack On Mail Voting” appeared…
With the 2027 statewide election coming up, Mike Watkins said the Mississippi medical-cannabis community wants candidates who support the ballot initiative—instead of career politicians who have not made any efforts to revive it.
The post Mississippi Voters Still Lack Ballot Initiative 5 Years After Lawmakers Vowed to Restore It appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
A ballot measure that would restrict access to bathrooms and sports teams for trans youth in Maine may be thrown out due to errors in the signature collection process.
A staffer at the Maine secretary of state’s office said more than 12,000 signatures supporting the measure’s inclusion should be invalidated, because signature gatherers did not adhere to collection procedures, according to…
Recent ethnographic research has identified a wide range of policies that Reform UK voters (in seats won by Labour in 2024) would like to see introduced if Reform UK were in government. The following is a list of the 20 most popular, excluding immigration controls. Many of these policies combine economic populism, nationalism, consumer protection […]
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis
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A CSPAN caller who identified himself as a three-time Donald Trump voter compared the president to Adolf Hitler.
In a damning pulse-check on Trump’s second term, a caller, who identified himself as “Thomas from Hawaii,” told CSPAN’s _Washington Journal_ Saturday that he regrets supporting Trump after realizing he was “the worst president we’ve ever had.”
“It’s hard for me to say this, but I…
A multiracial group of civil rights leaders and activists are gearing up for a new fight for Black political representation after the latest Supreme Court ruling further weakened the Voting Rights Act.
The post Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling Fuels a New Push to Defend Black Representation appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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A Tennessee lawmaker is retiring because his district will no longer exist after this year.
Democratic Representative Steve Cohen announced Friday that he will not be representing Tennessee’s 9th congressional district after his term expires due to the state legislature’s recent decision to carve up the predominantly Black and Democratic voting base.
In future, the area will consist of several…
The flurry of direct attacks on voting rights in the South has thrust voters, candidates, and organizers into a state of chaos and confusion in the midst of an election season. It’s a result of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which weakened protections under the Voting Rights Act. It allowed several states, including Alabama, […]
The post Black Women Are Turning the Supreme Court Ruling…
The Mississippi Legislature no longer has to redraw its state Supreme Court district maps to create a majority Black district after a federal court vacated an order requiring the State to create a new map that complies with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The post Mississippi Doesn’t Have to Create a Majority-Black Supreme Court District, 5th Circuit Rules appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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In an age of hyperpolitics, the ill-defined, much-maligned cohort remains a reliable source of electoral energy.
Thousands of Mississippi voters receive wrong polling-place information from the state's elections database each year, causing some to miss their chance to vote. Experts point to potential solutions, including systems other states have adopted that could help.
The post Mississippi Voters Keep Getting Wrong Polling Place Information. Experts and Other States Point to Solutions. appeared first on…
Black Americans are wondering what’s next after the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Voting Rights Act further weakened the chances of minority representation in government.
The post Black Americans Face a New Fight for Racial Representation After Justices’ Voting Rights Act Ruling appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
It limits executive power grabs in this field, as well as others.
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Alabama is pushing ahead with a racist redistricting scheme after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.
Republican Governor Kay Ivey called Friday for a special session next week of the Alabama state legislature to pass new congressional and state Senate maps, and prepare legislation to hold special primary elections.
The move came one day after Alabama’s Attorney General Steve…
A white Mississippi state leader is calling for the elimination of the state’s only majority-Black congressional district after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act in a ruling Wednesday morning that could allow Southern states to slash Black representation in Congress.
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The Supreme Court just threw out Louisiana’s redrawn congressional map in a huge blow to the Voting Rights Act, an essential pillar of the Civil Rights Movement.
In a 6–3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Louisiana’s redrawn congressional map, which was redrawn with considerations of race thanks to a group of Black voters who had challenged the state’s…
Across Africa, political communication is rapidly moving online. Advocacy groups and public institutions now rely heavily on digital platforms to reach voters. Social media advertising, sponsored search results, and targeted display campaigns allow political messages to spread quickly across borders and demographics. Recent elections across the continent have highlighted how digital platforms…
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Young voters across the country overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election. But less than two years into his term, the MAGA leader has completely lost them.
An NBC News Decision Desk poll published Friday reveals a stark reversal in Gen Z’s opinion of the president, indicating that just 24 percent approve of Trump’s performance, while 76 percent disapprove.
The nosedive is in no…
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Lead Democrats on the House Oversight and Administration Committees are urging the U.S. Postal Service to refuse President Donald Trump’s executive order to illegally limit mail-in voting.
In a letter Friday to the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors, shared exclusively with _The New Republic_ , Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Joe Morelle argued the agency should refuse to implement an…
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Hasan Pikers recent remarks
ARLINGTON, Virginia — After weeks of wall-to-wall campaigning, Virginians made their voices heard, approving a new U.S. House map that could help Democrats to pick up four additional seats and bolster Black political power in Congress. “Black voters showed up. Hispanic communities showed up. Communities that Republicans tried to mislead — that they targeted and suppressed […]
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Signs that read, “Don’t Fairfax Me” and “Vote No,” are reportedly prevalent in rural Virginia for good reason. Virginia Democrats’ redistricting campaign aims to disenfranchise rural Virginians.... Read More
The post Liberal Colonialism in Virginia: Fairfax Liberals Think They’re Better Than Their Fellow Virginians appeared first on The Daily Signal.
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