Read in-depth op-eds on voting rights and democracy from our contributors, guest authors and Democracy Docket's founder, Marc Elias. Use the drop-down menu to organize by topic.
Under Trump’s second coming, the Foxification of the media has accelerated. Media companies are not just acquiescing to Trump’s coercion; they are actively turning themselves into a pale imitation of a Roger Ailes creation.
Nearly every other wealthy democracy has taken affirmative steps to make voting easy. In the U.S., it all depends on where you live.
This is how the Voting Rights Act died: not in a fair fight, but in a case engineered to produce a predetermined result.
Alabama’s decision to appeal makes clear that the state’s leaders believe there should be no meaningful curbs on their ability to eviscerate Black political power.
Voters today must demand representatives who will once again restore voting rights and rein in an antidemocratic Court.
The deeper lesson of Callais is not just that we must fight back. It’s that the people who actually live in these states have been fighting all along and all alone.
Fair maps are not a technical issue. They are a safeguard for all our rights and a check on entrenched political interests.
North Carolina voters could be forced to prove their citizenship at the ballot box this November.
It’s the latest example of Republican legislators taking aim at judges whose rulings they don’t like.
Whether the new map is left to stand will determine the voices, power, and well-being of my community.
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