People's World
  • En Español
  • Contact
  • Sign up for Headlines
  • Legacy Giving
  • Ways to Support PW
  • Donate
×
Peoples World
Sign Up!

Jim Crow?: Republicans capitalize on Supreme Court weakening Voting Rights Act

May 11, 2026 11:01 AM CDT By Greg Kearney
Jim Crow?: Republicans capitalize on Supreme Court weakening Voting Rights Act

For further reading: 

Supreme Court trashes what’s left of Voting Rights Act

Alabama and Tennessee rush to eliminate Black representation in Congress

At Virginia Supreme Court, GOP tries to disenfranchise voters

Tags:
  • Black voters
  • civil rights
  • democracy
  • Elections
  • elections2026
  • Republican Party
  • Republicans
  • SCOTUS
  • Supreme Court
  • voter suppression
  • voting
  • voting rights
  • Voting Rights Act

CONTRIBUTOR

Greg Kearney
Greg Kearney

Greg Kearney has worked as an editorial cartoonist for over 40 years. He calls himself  “a traditional labor Democrat,” and his cartoons have appeared in publications as diverse as the Journal of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union to People's World. “You may not always agree with my views but that is the whole point of editorial cartooning.” Kearney is a member of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.


RELATED ARTICLES

  • Despite voter suppression, Black voters were central to midterm election victories

    Despite voter suppression, Black voters were central to midterm election victories

  • Communist Party hails ‘decisive repudiation’ of Trump and MAGA

    Communist Party hails ‘decisive repudiation’ of Trump and MAGA

  • Michigan labor movement shows what independent political action looks like

    Michigan labor movement shows what independent political action looks like

MOST POPULAR TODAY

  • Warnings sound: Trump ready to stage what amounts to a full-fledged coup

  • As MAGA tries to rig the vote, Black students say no

  • Iraq pullout ploy

  • Mexico in crisis: Can Peña Nieto’s presidency survive?

  • “The Tragedy of JFK”: Lost play by Shakespeare?

  • About People’s World
  • Political Affairs Archive
  • Mundo Popular Archive
  • People’s World Resources
  • Privacy Policy
  • Download Print Edition
Copyright 2026. Some Rights Reserved.
People's World