voting rights
Union support growing for Aug 26 MLK anniversary ‘March on Washington’
August 16, 2023It’s been 60 years since Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
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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.
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House 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.
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Poor 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.
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Voting 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.
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