Trump hits China and ends missile treaty, mass surveillance, Moscow Mitch, GOP turmoil, voter purges

By Robert A. Vella With a nasty taste still lingering in my mouth from consuming Wednesday night’s Democratic debate, I Continue reading →

Trump Justice Department Pushes for Citizenship Question on Census, Alarming Experts

The Justice Department is pushing for a question on citizenship to be added to the 2020 census, a move that Continue reading →

This is Voting in 2016: Armed Intimidation Squads, Purged Rolls, 868 Fewer Polling Stations

On Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court restored a Republican-supported law in Arizona banning political campaigners from collecting absentee ballots filled Continue reading →

Court: NC legislature districts violate constitution

Twenty-eight of North Carolina’s legislative districts are unconstitutional because they are racially gerrymandered, a three-judge U.S. District Court panel ruled Continue reading →

Critics See Efforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters From Rolls

SPARTA, Ga. — When the deputy sheriff’s patrol cruiser pulled up beside him as he walked down Broad Street at Continue reading →

Courts Crush Voter Suppression Just in Time for Election Day

An appeals court struck down North Carolina’s law for being designed to discriminate against blacks. It’s the third victory in Continue reading →

U.S. appeals court finds Texas voter ID law discriminatory

AUSTIN, Texas/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Texas law requiring voters to show a government-issued form of photo identification before casting Continue reading →

Alabama, Birthplace of the Voting Rights Act, Is Once Again Gutting Voting Rights

It was Alabama that brought the country the Voting Rights Act (VRA) because of its brutality against black citizens in Continue reading →