Politics
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Corporate America Has Spent $50 Million on State Lawmakers Who Support Limiting Voter Access
Some of America’s biggest and most profitable corporations have given more than $50 million to state lawmakers who have supported legislation that makes it harder for people to vote, according to Washington-based government watchdog group Public Citizen. The group’s accounting dates back to 2015, with AT&T being the biggest contributor at $811,000. Comcast gave $440,000,…
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YOOOO, Trump Played TF Out His Own People LOL!: Trump Campaign Dupes Supporters Into Automatic Recurring Donations
Donald Trump is a con artist—and he wouldn’t even be a good one if his marks were smarter than a box of dull hammers and rusty nails. Most Americans realize that the Trump presidency was a four-year-long con and that the biggest suckers involved were Orange Juissolini’s own supporters. What you might not know is…
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Man Rams Vehicle Into US Capitol Barrier Killing 1 Police Officer and Injuring a 2nd. Motive of Attack Still Under Investigation
A few months ago, the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., suffered a deadly attack during which a Capitol police officer was killed. Now, as lawmakers are debating how much security is still needed at the Capitol, another attack happened Friday when a man rammed his car into a barrier near the Capitol building and then…
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Michigan Democrats Move to Block Republican Voter Suppression Efforts
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is calling on congressional Democrats to pass federal legislation that will counter GOP efforts at the state level to limit access to the ballot box. Gilchrist is urging members of Congress to pass the HR 1 bill, known as the For the People Act, which addresses voting rights, campaign finance…
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Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Aims to Empower People of Color
President Joe Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure program in Pittsburgh on Thursday that aims to address urban planning that displaced Black people from their communities and other economic disparities, according to the New York Times. The nuts and bolts of the plan are to repair dilapidated roads, bridges, rail lines and other aspects of…
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Georgia Faith Leaders Call for April 7 Boycott if Companies Don’t Step Up Fight Against Voter Restriction Laws; Stacey Abrams Says Hold Off
Georgia Republicans’ recent passage of voter suppression measures is facing a building challenge from stakeholders in the state, and corporations continue to be called on to play a larger role in the fight for voting rights. On Thursday, faith leaders from Georgia—including African Methodist Episcopal Bishop Reginald T. Jackson—announced their push for a boycott of…
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Georgia Governor Says State's Voter Suppression Law Isn't About Fraud
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said during an interview with WABE, an Atlanta-based NPR affiliate, that the state’s recent law limiting access to the ballot box has nothing to do with voter fraud. The interviewer brought up unfounded claims by Republicans in the state that voter fraud was widespread during the state’s elections in 2020 and…
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Texas Appeals Court to Hear Case of Crystal Mason, Black Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Voting Illegally
As Texas Republicans join Georgia Republicans in attempting to make Republicans win again (MRWA doesn’t roll off the tongue like MAGA, but whatever) by passing laws that place arbitrary roadblocks between voters and ballot boxes, one name comes to mind: Crystal Mason. Mason was sentenced in Texas to five years in prison for casting a…
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Texas Republicans' Response to Georgia's Voter Restriction Laws: Hold My Beer
Republicans, no matter which state, know one thing: The more access people have to the ballot box, the less likely most people will vote for them. The remedy to that problem is simply to restrict people’s access to voting. Republicans in Texas, following the voter suppression efforts of their colleagues in Georgia, have advanced a…