voting rights
Union-backed coalition throws weight behind effort to revive Freedom to Vote Act
July 21, 2023The measure would cement strong protections to defend democracy, but the Republican-run House has no intention of letting it become law.
Read moreHouse Republicans, with help from corporate Dems, vote against D.C. immigrant voting rights
February 13, 2023MAGA forces in the House attempted to block a new local immigrant voting rights measure, along with a revision of the criminal code.
Read morePoor People’s Campaign marches to save democracy and voting rights this weekend
October 14, 2022Saturday, Oct. 15, at noon local time in at least 24 cities.
Read moreVoting rights for all – regardless of immigration status – coming to the nation’s capital
October 14, 2022People’s World interviewed Kush Karod, a leading organizer of the D.C. Local Voting Rights Coalition, to discuss the bill and its potential impact.
Read moreLocal voting rights bill for immigrants advances in D.C.
October 4, 2022The bill is also an advance for the D.C. statehood movement.
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