5million+ became Americans since 2014, the majority post-Trump election in 2016. Rights group is campaigning for these new citizens to vote.
Civil society sources of Ukraine’s resilience
Ukraine is geopolitically sandwiched between European democracy and Russian kleptocracy. Its civil society remains its best chance to fight-off the latter.
Democrats unveil tool to fight voter purges
Systemic and forcible purges are yet to be eradicated from the U.S. electoral landscape. The DNC unveiled a new plan to combat them.
US trans and non-binary people hit by voting barriers
Voter identification barriers are still prevalent in the U.S. electoral landscape. Trans and non-binary people are the recent victims.
First DHS chief Tom Ridge knocks Trump’s attacks on voting by mail
Trump has been unrelenting in condemning vote-by-mail. His first DHS chief, Tom Ridge, says he should stop bashing the election method.
As the Big Ten works to combat racism, a key step is a voter registration initiative
The Big Ten announced Monday the launch of its voter registration initiative, a program in the works since February but with even more significance now, report.
COVID-19 ‘reveals fragility of our democratic values’?
An interesting new perspective questions if the value trade-offs in democracies’ use of autocratic measures to curb coronavirus are temporary experiments or lasting policies.
Can steadily deteriorating postal service handle mail-in voting election?
The USPS performed poorly during the primary voting. As it continues to deteriorate, the question is whether it will handle mail-in voting in November 2020.
Russia: Health Workers Face Retaliation for Speaking Out
Russian health workers are facing threats from employers and police for speaking out against poor working conditions during coronavirus, HRW report.
Democratic fears grow over 2020 voter suppression
Democrats say voter suppression is one of their biggest concerns going into the November election against President Trump, report.