Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin displays his Trumpist credentials.
Voting Rights
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Will Congress Reform the Electoral Count Act?
Today on TAP: And would that make a difference?
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On Being American
Mitch McConnell reminded us that Americans often have trouble with the reality of fully American Black people. Expect more such flare-ups in the new Supreme Court fight.
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The Democratic Pivot
There’s a path to gaining some needed successes on policy and legislation while waiting for a deal to emerge on Build Back Better.
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Beware Sham Voter Protection
Today on TAP: Reform of the 1887 Electoral Count Act is a fake maneuver that will not protect against the real threats.
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Major U.S. Companies Slam Voter Suppression Laws, Then Donate to Their Sponsors
The companies’ donations appear to contradict their public statements in support of voting rights.
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A Sobering MLK Day
That arc of the moral universe is looking especially long right now—but one can also tell a more hopeful story.
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Making China’s Case: Manchin, Sinema, and the Six Supremes
By demonstrating America can’t ensure the right to vote or to survive a pandemic, they’re bolstering the argument that authoritarian regimes work better than ours.
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Democratic Inaction Will Lead Us Back to Austerity
Fiscal policy has reverted negative right when omicron is surging, and the Democrats are uncertain about where to turn for political success.
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False Equivalence and the Destruction of American Democracy
How the respectable right gives comfort and cover to the fascist right: the case of The Wall Street Journal