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What Do Young Voters Want From Kamala Harris?

Gen Z voters are cautiously optimistic about the vice president. But they want her to end the Gaza genocide.

Lajward Zahra | Sep 18, 2024

Gen Z鈥檚 Political Paradox

Zoomers are connected to political issues but disconnected to voting. A young reporter explores the reasons why this is true and what it will take to boost youth voter turnout.

Lajward Zahra | May 2, 2024

Delivering Addresses (and Access) to the Navajo Nation

Emergency healthcare, mail delivery, broadband internet, government-issued IDs, and the right to vote often require a physical address.

Peter Yeung | Aug 25, 2023

The U.S. Constitution Was Meant to Be a Work in Progress

Author and legal scholar Elie Mystal鈥檚 first book argues that the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights are deeply flawed, but that it鈥檚 still possible to use them to protect the rights of women and people of color.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Mar 1, 2022

How Outreach and Deep Canvassing Can Change Rural Politics

In North Carolina, progressive activists reach out to rural voters as an overlooked segment of the electorate.

Amanda Abrams | Nov 22, 2021

Opinion | Voting Rights Act | Joyce Beatty

The Fight to Protect Voting Rights Enters the Next Round

Congress members getting arrested is nothing new. It鈥檚 just the latest iteration of suppressing Black people鈥檚 voting rights.

Mark Allan Williams | Aug 6, 2021

Does Every Vote Still Count?

Democrats don鈥檛 seem too worried about the current Republican war on voting rights. They should be.

Chris Winters | Jul 12, 2021

Riding to Protect Voting Rights

Arizona activists fighting voter suppression at home join a freedom ride reminiscent of the civil rights era.

Lourdes Medrano | Jun 25, 2021

The Deaf Women Suffragists Left Out of History Books

Despite harsh, discriminatory conditions, countless deaf women fought with brilliance and dedication for personal and professional recognition, including for the right to vote.

Joan Marie Naturale | Mar 24, 2021

How Youth Turned the Tide in the 2020 Election

It wasn鈥檛 just new voters that made this election the biggest ever: Youth turned out in droves to work on campaigns behind the scenes, too.

Levi Pulkkinen | Dec 30, 2020

How to Combat Disinformation Targeting Black Communities

Since 2016, organizers have identified campaigns sowing falsehoods about the pandemic and the presidential election and have worked to counteract them.

Amy Yee | Nov 3, 2020

Overcoming Bias in Voting

鈥淪trategic discrimination鈥� is a subtle yet pervasive behavior that keeps people from voting for women and people of color.

Regina Bateson | Nov 2, 2020

Generation Z Is Voting on Climate Change in 2020

Young voters are intimately aware that they will be forced to bear the full effects of climate change鈥攁nd they鈥檙e voting with that in mind.

Jacob Wallace | Sep 25, 2020

Where the Election Can Go Badly鈥擜nd What We Can Do About It

It starts with knowing how we actually elect a president, and what your vote really means.

Chris Winters | Sep 14, 2020

Excerpt | Women鈥檚 History Month

What Women鈥檚 Suffrage Owes to Indigenous Culture

The example of gender equality in Haudenosaunee society gave 19th-century White women some big ideas.

Bridget Quinn | Aug 19, 2020

Voting Is Now a Public Health Issue

Voting rights have always been inconsistently applied. Now the coronavirus pandemic is threatening those rights even more, and activists are pushing back.

Isabella Garcia | Jun 22, 2020

Prolonged Uprising Is the New Normal

Along with community care, accountability, and the disruption of oppressive systems.

Jade Begay | Jun 15, 2020

Voting During a Pandemic: Prioritize People Over Partisan Politics

By insisting that Wisconsin鈥檚 primary election proceed in-person, Republicans inadvertently showed why early voting and mail-in ballots should be a priority.

Democracy Now! | Apr 9, 2020