DemDaily: In The Name of John Lewis. The Act and The March
August 27, 2021 On Tuesday, the US House of Representatives passed H.R.4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, named after the late civil rights icon and Georgia Congressman. The bill...
Posted August 27, 2021
DemDaily: March On This Weekend. The Details
August 24, 2021 This Saturday everyday citizens and activists will descend on Washington, DC and other major cities to demonstrate against the wave of voter suppression laws sweeping the country...
Posted August 24, 2021
DemDaily: What is the Voting Rights Act? History, Prologue, Postscript
August 12, 2021 Last Friday marked the 56th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA), considered the most far-reaching civil rights legislation in modern US history. More than half a...
Posted August 12, 2021
DemDaily: Demanding Democracy. Legislators Converge on The Capitol
August 3, 2021 On Monday, over 100 state legislators representing more than 30 states converged on Washington to support their Texas colleagues in pushing the Senate and President Biden to take...
Posted August 3, 2021
DemDaily: The DNC’s $25 Million Rollout
July 15, 2021 Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a dramatic $25 million expansion of the Democratic National Committee’s “I Will Vote” initiative to support...
Posted July 15, 2021
DemDaily: Protecting The Right To Vote. Texas Democrats’ Flight and Fight
July 13, 2021 Texas Democrats staged their second walkout in less than four months, fleeing the Lone Star state to prevent Republicans in the state legislature from passing a new restrictive...
Posted July 13, 2021
DemDaily: Restricting The Right to Vote
June 10, 2021 This year has seen a sweeping number of laws passed in Republican legislatures across the country to restrict the freedom to vote. Between January 1 and May 14, 2021, at least 14...
Posted June 10, 2021
DemDaily: Boycotts and Backlash
March 30, 2021 Corporate America is on notice as calls for an economic boycott in Georgia grow after the Peach State adopted an egregious voter suppression laws that reduce access to the ballot...
Posted March 30, 2021
DemDaily: Bullies at the Ballot Box. Georgia
March 29, 2021 Last Thursday, Georgia Republicans passed sweeping new restrictive voter legislation, marking the first victory in a larger national Republican Party effort to dramatically roll...
Posted March 29, 2021
