| I am a historian and chair of African American Studies at Emory. I write books about race relations and voter suppression in America. AMA. Posted: 07 Sep 2018 12:41 PM PDT My upcoming book, ONE PERSON, NO VOTE, chronicles the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Known as the Shelby ruling, this decision effectively allowed districts with a demonstrated history of racial discrimination to change voting requirements without approval from the Department of Justice. I explain how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. Ask me anything. Proof: https://twitter.com/ProfCAnderson/status/1037349665681879041 submitted by /u/profcanderson [link] [comments] |
| Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread Posted: 08 Sep 2018 08:19 AM PDT It's Saturday morning, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons! Feel free to share political cartoons (no memes/image macros, though) in this thread. The subject doesn't have to be US politics and can be from any time. Just keep them political and safe for work. submitted by /u/optimalg [link] [comments] |
| Trump Wants to Polygraph His Own Staff. That’s Nuts. Posted: 08 Sep 2018 04:30 AM PDT |
| ‘Plaid shirt guy’ ejected from Trump rally says Secret Service ‘told me not to come back’ Posted: 08 Sep 2018 05:56 AM PDT |
| Barack Obama: You need to vote because our democracy depends on it Posted: 08 Sep 2018 04:06 AM PDT |
| Donald Trump will have to answer questions under oath from sexual assault accuser Posted: 08 Sep 2018 08:07 AM PDT |
| Brett Kavanaugh’s perjury avalanche — 50 years in the making Posted: 08 Sep 2018 03:25 AM PDT |
| Avenatti: Cohen’s offer to tear up agreement with Daniels is attempt to avoid Trump deposition Posted: 08 Sep 2018 06:05 AM PDT |
| Trump: Russia probe ‘really, really unfair for the midterms’ Posted: 08 Sep 2018 05:42 AM PDT |
| Ken Paxton draws on debunked figures, says 'illegals' committed 600,000 crimes in Texas since 2011 Posted: 08 Sep 2018 06:22 AM PDT |
| Their new mission? Foil Trump. Ex-intelligence officials run for Congress as Democrats Posted: 08 Sep 2018 05:24 AM PDT |
| Examples are piling up of President Trump’s condescension toward parts of his base Posted: 08 Sep 2018 07:24 AM PDT |
| California bans for-profit charter schools Posted: 07 Sep 2018 11:37 PM PDT |
| GOP senator says he 'regularly considers' leaving Republican party Posted: 08 Sep 2018 07:34 AM PDT |
| Sheriffs who cheered Trump's attack on press have their own media run-ins Posted: 08 Sep 2018 04:16 AM PDT |
| That Anonymous Op-Ed Was About Saving the GOP — Not the Republic Posted: 07 Sep 2018 07:55 PM PDT |
| Michael Cohen says he'll end hush-money agreement with Stormy Daniels, effectively allowing her to tell-all about her alleged affair with Trump Posted: 07 Sep 2018 09:15 PM PDT |
| George Papadopoulos blames Donald Trump for lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation Posted: 08 Sep 2018 06:27 AM PDT |
| Obama offers America reality check on racism: ‘How hard can that be, saying that Nazis are bad?’ Posted: 08 Sep 2018 03:44 AM PDT |
| The U.S. must settle its constitutional crisis before it confirms Kavanaugh Posted: 08 Sep 2018 08:33 AM PDT |
| Trump might shut down the government because Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh think it's a good idea Posted: 08 Sep 2018 02:47 AM PDT |
| Former Oklahoma governor candidate indicted in murder-for-hire plot Posted: 08 Sep 2018 04:58 AM PDT |
| State of Virginia Confirms Immigrant Teenagers Were Strapped to Chairs with Bags Over Their Heads Posted: 07 Sep 2018 06:52 PM PDT |
| Brett Kavanaugh Should Face Perjury Investigation For Confirmation Testimony, Liberal Groups Tell Democrats Posted: 08 Sep 2018 07:57 AM PDT |
| The Resistance At The Kavanaugh Hearings: More Than 200 Arrests Posted: 08 Sep 2018 08:05 AM PDT |
| Federal Judge OKs Refugee Class Action Against Trump Administration Posted: 08 Sep 2018 08:41 AM PDT |
| Fuming about rogue White House staffers, Trump is wrong to call it 'treason.' It's just plain disloyalty. Posted: 08 Sep 2018 05:04 AM PDT |
