When people think of voter suppression, Asian Americans aren’t typically the first ethnic group that comes to mind. But similar to other groups of color, they encounter suppressive tactics at polling stations all around the country. In 2018, Asian Americans were considered the fastest growing major ethnic group in
Though the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act granted American citizenship to Native people and provided voting rights (under the law, if not in practice), the community continues to struggle to gain fair access to the polls. Native communities have historically voted at low rates, which has been attributed to a mistrust
This year, Black voters are expected to account for a quarter of every primary ballot cast. Since 1992, no democratic presidential candidate has won the party’s nomination without a majority of the Black vote. Black women in particular have been called the “backbone” of the Democratic Party. But even
Tuesday during Los Angeles County’s highly anticipated primary election, voters overwhelmingly cast ballots in support of Measure R, a ballot initiative that aimed to reform the county’s criminal justice system in unique and substantial ways. Measure R swept over 70% of the vote, revealing voters’ determination to reform
Losing a child to state custody is akin to a haunting. Only in this case, you are on both sides of it. You are forced to haunt your own self, shadow-walking with your life—not fully in it, not all the way gone—scrambling to complete the series of
Last December, Wyatt and Reid Evans petitioned for their freedom to no avail. When the brothers carjacked a man with a nonfunctioning weapon in 1980, they had no idea that he had a heart condition and would die of a heart attack only hours after the incident. Almost four decades
“Super Tuesday” is a mainstay in our electoral lexicon, but today isn’t the only electorally important day in March. The focus on Super Tuesday overlooks the other important races happening in March and across the primary election cycle as a whole. As Democratic candidates race to gather the required
For many, the idea of a $4.99 rotisserie chicken is appealing. You get a lot of meat for a relatively low price, and for most Americans living paycheck to paycheck, the need to put dinner on the table doesn’t compete with the long-term environmental and public health
More than 40 Cameroonian women—all of them asylum-seekers—were transferred more than 200 miles away because they protested conditions at the facility where they were being detained. The T. Don Hutto Residential Center is a detention center in Taylor, Texas, that has been dogged by allegations of human
Making their case in the last debate ahead of the first Southern primary and Super Tuesday, candidates for the Democratic nomination looked more ready for the Roman Colosseum than a debate on the issues. Hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, CBS News, and Twitter, the South Carolina Democratic Debate
In just a few days, Los Angeles County residents will vote on Measure R, a ballot measure aimed at ensuring accountability for misconduct by the county sheriff’s department, addressing the substandard care provided to mentally ill incarcerated people, and finding alternatives to jail, especially for vulnerable populations. But regardless
Four organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday against federal officials who have levied unprecedented six-figure fines against asylum-seeking women in sanctuary churches nationwide, and subsequently refused to provide information that explains why. Amid an ongoing week of action led by a collective of immigrants in sanctuary across the U.
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