The federal Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. Ironically, it passed just a year after Republican Senator Barry Goldwater’s launched his southern strategy
Category: States
“Hate map” shows explosive growth of extremist groups in 2011
Is it just me, or does it seem that there’s more news than ever about extreme right-wing hate groups in America? As it turns
Even against Romney, Obama would have tough time carrying the South
Back in the “ancient times” of January and early March, 2012, Mitt Romney was unable to carry early Southern states such as South Carolina
Wyoming lawmakers are preparing for the apocalypse
There are many important issues facing Americans these days; health care, gas prices, employment, the 2012 election, education, wage equality. With so many real
A governor says: “State solutions need an active federal government.”
There was a time when the term “states’ rights” was simply code for racial discrimination. In the early 1960s, Governors Ross Barnett of Mississippi
Write-in voting, and why it matters
Want to run as a write-in candidate in California in November 2012? Forget it. On February 10, 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a
Romney turns his back on his home state
If you want to see how convoluted Mitt Romney’s record is regarding what to do to help the American auto industry, simply compare his
Wisconsin could elect first openly gay woman to U.S. senate
The recall of Governor Scott Walker has dominated national reporting on Wisconsin. But there is another very interesting Wisconsin race to watch. Longtime incumbent
Virginia scraps loyalty oath–again–and for the wrong reasons
Cooler political heads have prevailed in Virginia, where a loyalty oath proposed for the March 6, 2012 Republican presidential primary has been sent to
Alan Grayson: Why we need him back in Congress
Republicans like to refer to former Florida congressman Alan Grayson as “stupid.” If you put “Alan Grayson is stupid” in Google, you will get