A new study looks at the advantages for democracy if voting is made mandatory.
Brittany Gibson
Brittany Gibson is a former writing fellow at The American Prospect. She now works at Politico.Â
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Cori Bush Seeks to Be a Congresswoman Organizer
The coronavirus survivor and Ferguson activist is primed for this political moment, as she challenges 20-year incumbent congressman Lacy Clay a second time in St. Louis.
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Managing Money, Changing the World
Ronnie Chatterji’s insurgent campaign in North Carolina seeks to expand thinking around what a state treasurer can accomplish.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
One Billionaire vs. the Mail
A new report details Charles Koch’s 50-year war on the U.S. Postal Service.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How New Jersey Became a Vote-by-Mail State
Forced into action by the coronavirus, the Garden State mailed ballots to all eligible voters. Here’s how the largest county handled operations.
Posted inWorking in America
Reaching Out to the White Working Class
Working America—the AFL-CIO’s campaign among non-union swing voters—has long prioritized discussions on voters’ doorsteps. This year, it may have to find new approaches.
Posted inPolitics
New York Voters With Disabilities Left Out of the Absentee Voting System
Accustomed to voting at the polls but compelled by COVID-19 to vote absentee, disabled voters had to surmount obstacles that an unprepared state inflicted on them.
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Some Problems as New Yorkers Go to the Polls
A handful of polling places didn’t open on time, and some voters received partial ballots or none at all.
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New York City Braces for Election Day
Elections officials and campaigns work to prepare for an unusual voting process, just as the city rebounds from the coronavirus tragedy.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Pandemic Still With Us, but Hurricanes Also Loom
Is FEMA prepared for simultaneous disasters?
