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Poverty & Wealth
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Pennsylvania Has a New Voter ID Option—But Serious Burdens Remain
The new “card of last resort” means everyone in the state can get an ID—but that hardly solves all the problem’s with the state’s strict requirement.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Did Hubris Kill Texas’s Photo ID Law?
A panel of judges rejects a discriminatory law—and Texas Republicans have only themselves to blame.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Foreclosure Free-For-All
The CFPB is getting resistance from its allies on proposed mortgage policies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Seriously, There’s Good News For Ohio Voters
For voting rights activists, the news coming out of Ohio hasn’t been promising-the secretary of state has limited early voting hours and a state law stopped all voting the three days before Election Day. Both decisions have a disproportionate impact on poor and nonwhite voters, who vote in particularly heavy numbers during the early period. […]
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Voter-ID Fight Gets Down to the Wire in Wisconsin
Even if the controversial law is fast-tracked to the state Supreme Court, election officials will not be ready to implement it fairly before Election Day.
Posted inEconomic Policy
“Fewer, Poorer, Gloomier”
The economic downturn has not been kind to the middle class. Corporations, however, are basking in prosperity.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Texas Says “No Thanks” to Women’s Health Care
A federal court of appeals rules that the state can cut Planned Parenthood out of the Women’s Health Program.
