Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have raised urgent questions about the future of fair representation and public ...

College students everywhere know the feeling of watching their schedules fill up to the point where they struggle to fit even lunch into their day. Days get packed with labs, extracurriculars, ...

Give Raphael Warnock credit for timing. In his new book, “The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning ...

The Voting Rights Act, enacted to end centuries of racial discrimination that prevented Black Americans from voting, says that no state or local government can “deny or abridge the right of any ...

Timothy Lanier’s story of disenfranchisement in Alabama speaks to the reality of the more than 3 million Americans who are denied their right to vote. The Freedom to Vote Act, a transformative piece ...

On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, in Louisiana v. Callais. In its decision, the Court made null the ...

First let’s define Democracy: a system of government in which citizens elect representatives that align with their core values. Definition of govern: lead, oversee, protect. People who live and work ...

For most Americans this election has brought exhaustion, divisiveness and, for many, fear and deep pain. After the election Tom Nichols wrote in The Atlantic: “Americans must stay engaged and make ...

Sacramento County voters turned out on Election Day to address local issues like homelessness and cost of living, ...

In 2026, voters are being asked to make two decisions that go to the heart of our democracy and our future: whether to strengthen educational opportunity through the Educational Rights Amendment, and ...