voter suppression

Voter suppression billboards coming down

October 23, 2012 By John Wojcik

Billboards targeting African-American, Latino and low-income neighborhoods began coming down after the anonymous sponsor said it would not reveal its identity, Clear Channel, the billboards' owner said.

Florida magnate threatens firings if Obama wins

October 19, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Shades of 1896: A Florida-based time-share magnate is threatening to fire workers if a Democratic Party's presidential nominee wins the November election.

Ohio GOP’s early vote suppression drive defeated

October 16, 2012 By Rick Nagin

Ohioans applaud the Supreme Court order that, in effect, upholds the decision that a ban on early voting in the last three days before the Nov. 6 election was unconstitutional.

Defying obstruction, voting begins in Ohio

October 2, 2012 By Rick Nagin

Crowds gathered at election boards early Tuesday morning, waiting for the doors to open on the first day of early voting in Ohio in the critical Nov. 6 presidential election.

Ohio labor rallies for Obama

September 18, 2012 By Rick Nagin

At the Ohio State AFL-CIO Convention delegates heard a continuous cascade of powerful appeals to fully mobilize labor behind the President in the all-important November election.